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Radical 149 · 10 strokes

please (do sth)

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MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    please (do sth)

    礼貌地要求别人做某事lǐmào de yāoqiú biérén zuò mǒushì

    • Please have a seat, I'll be right with you.

    + 2 more examples for this meaning
    • Please give me a glass of water.

    • I'm sorry for bringing you here in this way.

  2. verb

    to treat (to a meal etc)

    邀请某人一起吃饭或参加活动yāoqǐng mǒurén yìqǐ chīfàn huò cānjiā huódòng

    • I'm inviting you to have a meal.

    • Today I'm treating everyone to coffee.

  3. verb

    to invite

    邀请;叫某人来yāoqǐng;jiào mǒurén lái

    • I'd like to invite a few friends over to my place for dinner.

  4. verb

    to ask

    向别人要求或希望对方做某事xiàng biérén yāoqiú huò xīwàng duìfāng zuò mǒu shì

    • Excuse me, what is this?

    • I asked him to explain this issue.

  5. verb

    to request

    要求别人做某事;开口向人借或要yāoqiú biérén zuò mǒushì;kāikǒu xiàng rén jiè huò yào

    • What time is it now?

    • I ask everyone to support this plan.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Clear and sincere words are the way to ask permission or invite someone else.

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