請問 - To Politely Ask - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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請問

to politely ask

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Character Composition

Characters

請

to invite

問

to ask

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

請問 To politely ask something, you should first 問 ask if you may ask something, and then only when 請 invited to do so, actually 請問 politely ask the question.

Usage

請問您的名字怎麼寫？

May I ask how your name is written?

請問，廁所在哪裡？

Excuse me, where is the bathroom?

請問，這個多少錢？

Excuse me, how much is this?