Chinese phrase
请您〜 qǐng nín 〜
Meaning
Could you please ___
When to use it
A polite way to ask someone to do something. It usually sounds respectful and suits formal requests to a customer, senior person, or stranger.
Example dialogue
这份报告需要经理签名。 zhè fèn bào gào xū yào jīng lǐ qiān míng
This report needs the manager's signature.
请您在最后一页签字好吗？ qǐng nín zài zuì hòu yí yè qiān zì hǎo ma
Could you please sign the last page?