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HSK 1 · Greetings

请问

qǐng wèn

excuse me, may I ask

Stroke order of 请问

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

请 · 10 strokes问 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

Speech (讠) politely knocks at a 门 door with a 口 mouth to ask a question.

Parts: 请 please (讠 speech + 青) + 问 ask (门 door + 口 mouth)

The characters in 请问

  • 请 qǐng — please; to invite (10 strokes)
  • 问 wèn — to ask (6 strokes)

Example sentence

请问，火车站在哪里？

Excuse me, where is the train station?

Words with 请

请please; to invite请进please come in请坐please sit down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 问

问to ask问路to ask the way问题question; problem提问to ask a question访问to visit; to interview

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请坐please sit down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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