请
ask; invite; polite request; surname
Meanings
5 senses · 18 examplesverb
to ask; to request; to appeal for
neutralUsed for asking someone to do something or apply for a favor/leave.
I want to ask you a question for advice.
He asked for three days off from his company.
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It's necessary to hire someone to help move the furniture.
You can ask your teacher to make a reading list for you.
She asked her colleague to bring her breakfast.
verb
to invite; to hire; to engage
neutralUsed for inviting people to an event or hiring professionals for a job.
We will invite guests over for dinner at home this weekend.
The hospital invited a famous doctor to see patients here.
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The company invited an expert to give an academic lecture.
We have already urged him to come over to help as soon as possible.
This restaurant hired a Michelin-starred chef to be the head cook.
interjection/verb
please; kindly; polite request
honorificA common polite honorific used in daily speech and formal settings to politely ask someone to act.
Please sit down, make yourself at home.
Please attend tomorrow's meeting on time.
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Please pass me this book.
Everyone please be quiet, class is starting.
Please forgive my rudeness.
verb
to buy ritual offerings (archaic)
archaicThis meaning is rarely used in modern daily Chinese, mostly seen in historical texts or traditional funeral/religious contexts.
In the old days, people would buy incense and candles to worship their ancestors during festivals.
He bought a set of Buddhist shrines to place at home for worship.
noun
Qing (surname)
neutralA relatively rare Chinese surname.
Mr. Qing is a long-time client of our company.