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  cing2 ceng2   jyutping
  qing3   pinyin
[1] request; ask; apply
[2] invite; hire; engage
[3] [interjection] please





cing2 (literary), ceng2 (colloquial)
Stroke count: 15
Level: 2
Radical: (#149)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
請 / 请

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This word has been viewed 20316 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  ceng2 gaa3  qing3 jia4 = to apply for leave; to ask for time off
detail  ceng2 man6  qing3 wen4 = excuse me, may I ask...?
detail !  gok3 wai6*2 cing2 hei2 laap6  ge4 wei4 qing3 qi3 li4 = Everybody please stand up!
detail  san1 cing2  shen1 qing3 = apply; application
detail  ping3 cing2  pin4 qing3 = to appoint; to hire; vacancy
detail  san1 cing2 biu2   = application form
detail  jiu1 cing2  yao1 qing3 = to invite
detail  jin3 cing2  yan4 qing3 = to invite sb. to dinner
detail  ceng2 haak3  qing3 ke4 = to entertain guests (usu. by hosting a dinner)
detail  cing2 gaau3  qing3 jiao4 = ask for advice
See all 49 compounds (CantoDict reports 46 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing all 27 examples containing 請
detail audio 請問
May I know your name?
detail audio 請問幾錢
How much is this pen?
[a polite way of asking]
detail audio 先生請問幾位
Sir, how many people?
detail 唔該請問有冇榴槤
Excuse me, do you sell durian?
detail 請問郵局邊度
May I ask you where the post office is?
[Lit. May I ask, post office at where? Mandarin: 請問,郵局在哪裡?]
detail 請問附近哪裡藥房
Excuse me, is there a pharmacy around here?
detail 窗戶關上
Please close the window.
detail audio 留低電話號碼
Please leave a telephone number.
detail 請勿超越!
Please stand behind the yellow line!
detail 先生請問有啲可以你嘅
Sir, how can I help you?
detail 請問可以科大
Excuse me, do you know what public transport can take me to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (from here)?
detail 一下我的胸圍尺寸
I want you to take my chest measurement.
detail 緊握扶手
Please tightly hold the hand rails
[Heard on Hong Kong Light Rail Transit (LRT)]
detail audio 小心月台空隙
Please mind the gap
[MTR announcement]
detail audio 請勿靠近車門
Please stand back from the doors
[MTR announcement]
detail 小心列車月台空隙
Please mind the gap between the train and the platform
[MTR announcement]
detail 注意地鐵車廂嚴禁飲食保持車廂清潔衛生多謝合作
Please remember. No eating or drinking on MTR trains. Help us keep them fresh, clean and tidy. Thank you!
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,132183 It's supposed to be a MTR announcement, but the wordings are not exactly the same.]
detail 嚟嘅所謂專家, 其實學生
The so-called expert they invited has turned out to be a student.
detail 老細我哋依牙鬆槓
The treat from my boss was wonderful and the food was great!
detail audio 呢度網址查詢
Please click here to access the website for information.
detail 饒恕我的過錯
Please forgive my past trangressions.
detail 捐款拯救瀕臨絕種動物
Please donate to help save the endangered animals.
detail 請問尊姓大名?
May I ask your full name?
[a very polite way to say "full name"]
detail 報紙南華明報各一
Please buy some newspapers for me, South China (Morning Post), Sing Tao (Daily) and Ming Pao (Daily), one each.
detail 高興接受你的邀請  ?! 
I am happy to accept your invitation.
detail 成晚喺度喺度考慮好唔好請假
Ah Hung spent the whole night tossing and turning on his bed, clenching his fist like pig's trotters; he is still considering if he should apply for leave from work.
[http://storyboard1212.mysinablog.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=25098]
detail 呢個罄竹難書蓮子
This man was responsible for many countless wrong doings. We let him off easy by putting a bullet in him.
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