请安

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   to pay respects

   • wǒxiàngyéyeqǐngān.

     我向爷爷请安。🔊

     I greet my grandfather respectfully.

2. 貳动verb

   to wish good health

   • qǐngān!nínshēntǐhǎoma?

     请安！您身体好吗？🔊

     How do you do! Are you in good health?

3. 參动verb

   in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1])

   • qǐngānshìqīngcháodeyīzhǒnglǐjié.

     请安是清朝的一种礼节。🔊

     Qingʼan is a form of etiquette in the Qing Dynasty.