谢谢谢谢你不客气请对不起没关系请问

礼貌 · Please and thanks

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polite

请问

qǐngwèn

Excuse me (to ask)

Sounds roughly like cheeng-wun

Literal meaning

请
qǐng
please
问
wèn
to ask

please · ask

How to pronounce it

请
qǐng
qing3
33rd · dipping
Dip on “cheeng”. This is how you stop a stranger without sounding rude.
问
wèn
wen4
44th · falling
w + “un” (as in “fun”). Fall. Then ask the actual question.

In real life

请问，洗手间在哪儿？

Qǐngwèn, xǐshǒujiān zài nǎr?

Excuse me — where is the restroom?