Chinese phrase

请先上〜 qǐng xiān shàng 〜

Meaning

Please go up to ___ first

When to use it

Politely asks someone to go to a place first, often upstairs. It often indicates that the speaker will follow or join later.

Example dialogue

门铃响了,请先上楼,我整理一下就下来。 mén líng xiǎng le qǐng xiān shàng lóu wǒ zhéng lǐ yí xià jiù xià lái

The doorbell rang, so please go upstairs first, and I will come down as soon as I finish tidying up.

好的,我先上楼等你。 hǎo de wǒ xiān shàng lóu děng nǐ

Okay, I will go upstairs first and wait for you.

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