Chinese word

敬请

Pronunciation

Pinyinjìng qǐng

Meaning

  • verbplease

Example

本公司敬请各位准时到场。běn gōng sī jìng qǐng gè wèi zhǔn shí dào chǎng

Our company asks everyone to arrive on time.

Illustration for 敬请 (please)

More examples

活动开始前，敬请各位嘉宾提前签到。huó dòng kāi shǐ qián jìng qǐng gè wèi jiā bīn tí qián qiān dào

All guests are respectfully asked to check in early before the event begins.

Core concept

Adds respectful distance to a request, especially when inviting people to take a stated action.

Common phrases

  • 敬请光临jìng qǐng guāng lín

    Please come

  • 敬请惠顾jìng qǐng huì gù

    Please patronize us

  • 敬请届时出席jìng qǐng jiè shí chū xí

    Please attend then

Similar words

请qǐng: Used as a basic polite way to ask someone to do something.
邀请yāo qǐng: To invite someone to attend an event or visit a place.
请求qǐng qiú: To formally ask for help or permission.

Definition in Chinese

常用于书面或正式场合，表示恭敬地请求对方做某事，通常置于动词或动宾短语之前，形成“敬请+动词/动宾短语”的结构。cháng yòng yú shū miàn huò zhèng shì chǎng hé biǎo shì gōng jìng dì qǐng qiú duì fāng zuò mǒu shì tōng cháng zhì yú dòng cí huò dòng bīn duán yǔ zhī qián xíng chéng jìng qǐng dòng cí dòng bīn duán yǔ de jié gòu

Word origin

敬 (jìng, "respect") + 请 (qǐng, "ask or invite") combines respect with a request, giving the word its deferential force in formal written language.

Usage tips

  • Its formal register makes it common in invitations, company notices, and announcements, but marked in casual conversation.

Other meanings

  • inviteverb

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