礼貌 · Please and thanks

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polite

qǐng

Please

Sounds roughly like cheeng — with a dip

Literal meaning

  • qǐng

    please; to invite

please / invite

How to pronounce it

  • qǐng

    qing3

    33rd · dipping

    q (thin “ch”) + “eeng”. Dip. Used before a verb: 请进, 请坐, 请说.

In real life

请坐,请喝茶。

Qǐng zuò, qǐng hē chá.

Please sit — please have some tea.