Chinese phrase
请开〜发票 qǐng kāi 〜 fā piào
Meaning
Please issue a ___ invoice
When to use it
This is a polite request for an invoice to be issued. It is commonly used in shops or businesses when asking for a paper or electronic invoice.
Example dialogue
您好，请开一张抬头为张三的普通发票？ nín hǎo qǐng kāi yì zhāng tái tóu wèi zhāng sān de pǔ tōng fā piào
Hello, could you issue a standard invoice made out to Zhang San?
可以，您要电子的还是纸质的？ ké yǐ nín yào diàn zi de hái shì zhǐ zhì dì
Sure, would you like an electronic one or a paper one?