请假
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 3
请假 (qǐngjià) · to ask for leave
请假 (qǐngjià) means “to ask for leave”. It is written with 2 characters: 请 (please) + 假 (fake). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 请假 is built
The characters
请 qǐng · please
What 请 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 青 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
假 jiǎ · fake
What 假 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 叚jiǎ — false
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A false 叚 person 亻; 叚 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我明天想请假。Wǒ míngtiān xiǎng qǐngjià.I'd like to take tomorrow off.
你请假了吗？Nǐ qǐngjià le ma?Did you ask for leave?
Questions about 请假
What does 请假 mean?
请假 (qǐngjià) means “to ask for leave”.
How do you pronounce 请假?
请假 is pronounced qǐngjià.
Which HSK level is 请假?
请假 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 请进qǐngjìnplease come in
- 请问qǐngwènmay I ask
- 请坐qǐngzuòplease sit down
- 请客qǐngkèto treat
- 请求qǐngqiúto ask
- 请教qǐngjiàoto ask for advice
- 申请shēnqǐngto apply (for)
- 邀请yāoqǐngto invite
- 请柬qǐngjiǎninvitation card
- 请示qǐngshìto ask for instructions
Learn 请假 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 46: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.