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请假

to ask for leave

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

qing3jia4 • qǐngjià

Meaning

Primary

to ask for leave

Alternatives

ask for leave, asking for leave, asks for leave, asked for leave, take leave, ask for time off, request time off

Mnemonic

When you 请假 ask for leave from your job, you are 请 inviting yourself to take some 假 vacation time off.

Usage

我 要 请假 去 参加 婚礼。

I need to ask for leave to attend a wedding.

他 昨天 请假 了。

He asked for leave yesterday.

我 现在 不能 请假。

I can't ask for leave right now.