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请问

to politely ask

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

qing3wen4 • qǐngwèn

Meaning

Primary

to politely ask

Alternatives

politely ask, politely asks, politely asking, politely asked, may I ask, ask politely, excuse me

Mnemonic

请问 To politely ask something, you should first 问 ask if you may ask something, and then only when 请 invited to do so, actually 请问 politely ask the question.

Usage

请问 您 的 名字 怎么 写？

May I ask how your name is written?

请问，厕所 在 哪里？

Excuse me, where is the bathroom?