请求 (qǐngqiú) · to ask

请求 (qǐngqiú) means “to ask; to request; request”. It is written with 2 characters: 请 (please) + 求 (to ask (a favor)). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.

How 请求 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)

求 qiú · to ask (a favor)

What 求 is made of

一 — horizontal stroke
氺shui — structural part
- 亅 — hook

Example sentences

我有一个请求。Wǒ yǒu yī ge qǐngqiú.I have a request.

他请求老师再讲一遍。Tā qǐngqiú lǎoshī zài jiǎng yī biàn.He asked the teacher to explain it again.

Questions about 请求

What does 请求 mean?

请求 (qǐngqiú) means “to ask; to request; request”.

How do you pronounce 请求?

请求 is pronounced qǐngqiú.

Which HSK level is 请求?

请求 is in HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.

Related words

Learn 请求 with its group

It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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