HSK 1 · Work

请假

qǐng jià

to ask for leave

Stroke order of 请假

2 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

请 · 10 strokes 假 · 11 strokes

Memory trick

You use polite speech '请' to request a 'false' day '假' off work — asking for leave.

Parts: 请 please/request (讠 speech + 青 green) + 假 false; holiday (亻 person + 叚)

The characters in 请假

请 qǐng — please; to invite (10 strokes)
假 jiǎ — fake; false (11 strokes)

Example sentence

我明天要去医院，所以想请假。

I have to go to the hospital tomorrow, so I want to ask for leave.

Words with 请

请please; to invite 请进please come in 请坐please sit down 请问excuse me, may I ask 请客to treat; to invite 请求to request; request 请教to ask for advice

Words with 假

放假to have a holiday 休假to take a vacation 假期holiday; vacation 假fake; false

More words: Work

工作work; job; to work 工人worker 上班to go to work 下班to get off work 开会to have a meeting 放假to have a holiday 事matter; thing 忙busy 准备to prepare; to plan 干to do 做to do; to make

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