请教
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
请教 (qǐngjiào) · to ask for advice
请教 (qǐngjiào) means “to ask for advice; to consult”. It is written with 2 characters: 请 (please) + 教 (to teach). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 请教 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)
教 jiāo · to teach
What 教 is made of
- 孝xiào — filial piety
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 耂lǎo — old
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 孝 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我想请教您一个问题。Wǒ xiǎng qǐngjiào nín yī ge wèntí.I'd like to ask you a question.
不懂就去请教老师。Bù dǒng jiù qù qǐngjiào lǎoshī.If you don't understand, go and ask the teacher.
Questions about 请教
What does 请教 mean?
请教 (qǐngjiào) means “to ask for advice; to consult”.
How do you pronounce 请教?
请教 is pronounced qǐngjiào.
Which HSK level is 请教?
请教 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 请假qǐngjiàto ask for leave
- 请进qǐngjìnplease come in
- 请问qǐngwènmay I ask
- 请坐qǐngzuòplease sit down
- 请客qǐngkèto treat
- 请求qǐngqiúto ask
- 申请shēnqǐngto apply (for)
- 邀请yāoqǐngto invite
- 请柬qǐngjiǎninvitation card
- 请示qǐngshìto ask for instructions
Learn 请教 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.