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Character Decomposition
请=讠+青
Etymology
speech
Meanings
to ask
to invite
please (do sth)
to treat (to a meal etc)
to request
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Words with 请 243 total
to be a guest at a dinner party · to be wined and dined (as a bribe)吃请chī qǐngto urge促请cù qǐng(courteous) would you please...烦请fán qǐngto submit (to superiors)呈请chéng qǐngto engage · to hire (a lawyer etc)聘请pìn qǐngto pay respects · to wish good health · in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千 dǎ qiān)请安qǐng ānPlease do as you wish! · You are welcome to do whatever you like! · Please make yourself at home.请便qǐng biànto request a transfer请调qǐng diàoto request recognition for sb's merits · to recommend sb for promotion or an award请功qǐng gōng
Idioms with 请 14 total Chain
(idiom) (humble expression) my presumptuous request不情之请bù qíng zhī qǐnglit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom) · fig. to offer sb a humble apology负荆请罪fù jīng qǐng zuìplease find sb better qualified than me (idiom)另请高明lìng qǐng gāo mínglit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general · fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders请将不如激将qǐng jiàng bù rú jī jiànglit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom) · fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine请君入瓮qǐng jūn rù wèng(idiom) lit. to start with oneself as an example; fig. to take the lead in doing something; to set an example for others请自隗始qǐng zì wěi shǐ
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