请坐
HSK 1 (2021)
请坐 (qǐngzuò) · please sit down
请坐 (qǐngzuò) means “please sit down”. It is written with 2 characters: 请 (please) + 坐 (to sit). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 请坐 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)
坐 zuò · to sit
What 坐 is made of
- 从cóng — from
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Two people 从 sitting on the ground 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请坐，喝杯茶吧。Qǐngzuò, hē bēi chá ba.Please sit down and have a cup of tea.
您好，请坐。Nín hǎo, qǐngzuò.Hello, please take a seat.
Questions about 请坐
What does 请坐 mean?
请坐 (qǐngzuò) means “please sit down”.
How do you pronounce 请坐?
请坐 is pronounced qǐngzuò.
Which HSK level is 请坐?
请坐 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 请假qǐngjiàto ask for leave
- 请进qǐngjìnplease come in
- 请问qǐngwènmay I ask
- 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 请坐 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.