HSK 1 · Greetings

请坐

qǐng zuò

please sit down

Stroke order of 请坐

2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

请 · 10 strokes 坐 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

Politely speak (讠) and point two 人 people down onto the 土 earth: please sit.

Parts: 请 please (讠 speech + 青) + 坐 sit (two 人 people + 土 earth)

The characters in 请坐

请 qǐng — please; to invite (10 strokes)
坐 zuò — to sit; to travel by (7 strokes)

Example sentence

请坐，喝杯茶吧。

Please sit down and have a cup of tea.

Words with 请

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

Words with 坐

坐to sit; to travel by 坐下to sit down

More words: Greetings

好good; well 再见goodbye 谢谢thank you 不客气you're welcome 对不起sorry 没关系it doesn't matter; no problem 没什么it's nothing; never mind 没事儿it's OK; never mind 请please; to invite 请进please come in 请问excuse me, may I ask 早early 叫to be called; to call 名字name 认识to know (someone); to recognize 介绍to introduce

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