请 qǐng
“to ask; to invite; please (do sth)”
verbHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1Traditional 請
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
请 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 165: 请 qǐng — Level 1; official annotation 1 (动). PDF page 84
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 请
请 has two everyday uses: before a verb it means "please" (请进, 请坐, 请慢一点说), and with a person it means "to invite" or "to ask" someone to do something, in the pattern 请 + person + verb. It is a polite, very common verb for requests and invitations.
例句Example sentences
- 请进，请坐。qǐng jìn, qǐng zuò.Please come in and have a seat.
- 我请老师帮我。wǒ qǐng lǎo shī bāng wǒ.I asked the teacher to help me.
- 请你慢一点说。qǐng nǐ màn yì diǎn shuō.Please speak a little more slowly.
易混词Easily confused
请vs让
请 is a polite request or invitation ("please", "to invite"); 让 means "to let" or "to have/make someone do something" and simply reports an arrangement, without the politeness of 请.