请示
Old HSK 6
请示 (qǐngshì) · to ask for instructions
请示 (qǐngshì) means “to ask for instructions; to ask a superior”. It is written with 2 characters: 请 (please) + 示 (altar). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 请示 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)
示 shì · altar
What 示 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: An altar (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这件事我得先请示经理。Zhè jiàn shì wǒ děi xiān qǐngshì jīnglǐ.I have to ask the manager about this first.
他向校长请示了活动安排。Tā xiàng xiàozhǎng qǐngshì le huódòng ānpái.He asked the principal for instructions on the event plan.
Questions about 请示
What does 请示 mean?
请示 (qǐngshì) means “to ask for instructions; to ask a superior”.
How do you pronounce 请示?
请示 is pronounced qǐngshì.
Which HSK level is 请示?
请示 is in 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
- 请教qǐngjiàoto ask for advice
- 申请shēnqǐngto apply (for)
- 邀请yāoqǐngto invite
- 请柬qǐngjiǎninvitation card
Learn 请示 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 149: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.