请示 qǐngshì to ask instructions

Traditional: 請示

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中请示means to ask for instructions. A new employee isn't sure what to do about a big order, so they go to the manager's office first. They would say it there. Come and make a sentence with it.

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Stroke order

请示 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

请示 — the Chinese character for to ask instructions (qǐngshì), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 请示 — to ask instructions

请 — 10 strokes
示 — 5 strokes

Characters in 请示

请 qǐng — to ask; to invite; please (do sth)
示 shì — to show; to reveal

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Where 请示 lives

HSK 6 list Practise Topic: Work and jobs Practise Topic: Communication Practise

请示 is pronounced qǐngshì and means “to ask instructions”.