HSK 3 · School & Study

请教

qǐng jiào

to ask for advice

Stroke order of 请教

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

请 · 10 strokes 教 · 11 strokes

Memory trick

Please 请 (words 讠) and teach 教: asking for advice.

Parts: 请 please (讠 words + 青) + 教 teach

The characters in 请教

请 qǐng — please; to invite (10 strokes)
教 jiāo — to teach (11 strokes)

Example sentence

我想向老师请教一个问题。

I'd like to ask the teacher about a question.

Words with 请

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

Words with 教

教学楼classroom building 教to teach 教师teacher 教室classroom 教学teaching 教育education; to educate 教材teaching materials 教练coach

More words: School & Study

班级class (of students)初中junior middle school 初级elementary; primary 课程course; curriculum 功课homework; schoolwork 教材teaching materials 预习to prepare a lesson 留学to study abroad 学费tuition fee 专业major; specialty; professional 专门special; specially 试题test question 题目topic; title; exam question 听力listening ability 写作writing; to write 提问to ask a question

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