Chinese phrase
请〜 qǐng 〜
Meaning
Please ___
When to use it
A polite way to ask someone to do something. It comes before a verb and softens a request in everyday or work conversations.
Example dialogue
请确认一下这份报告的数据。 qǐng què rèn yí xià zhè fèn bào gào de shù jù
Please check the data in this report.
好的，我马上确认。 hǎo de wǒ mǎ shàng què rèn
Okay, I will check it right away.