Meanings of �� (qing3) in Chinese

The most common meaning of �� (qing3) is "please", however it has lots of other
meaning.
Let's dig it together

PLEASE
�� qing3 : please go ahead (before starting meal together, or to let
somebody go first)
��� qing3 jin4 : please come in
���� qing3 zuo4 : please sit down
��Ȳ� qing3 he1 cha2 : please drink some tea
�밲�� qing3 an1 jing4 : please be quite
����һ�� qing3 rang4 yi1 xia4 :
�� ����һ�� qing3 shuo1 de5 man4 yi1 xia4 : please speak slower

��� (qing3 ke4) TO TREAT (MEAL, MOVIE etc)

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wo3 xiang3 qing3 ni3 chi1 fan4
I want to treat you a meal
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qing3 ni3 kan4 dian4 ying3
Treat you seeing movie

���� (yao1qing3) TO INVITE

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wo3 xiang3 qing3 ni3 can1 jia1 wo3 de5 sheng1 ri1 wan3 hui4
I want to invite you joining my birthday party
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wo3 ke3 yi3 qing3 ni3 tiao4 wu3 ma5 ?
Can I ask you to dance?

Ƹ�� (pin4qing3) TO HIRE

Bobby ����ȥ����
Bobby qing3 wo3 qu4 qong1 quo4
Bobby hire me for a job

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wo3 xiang3 qing3 yi1 wei4 a1 yi4 bang4 wo3
I want to hire an auntie (maid) to help me

ASKING FOR A FAVOR

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wo3 ke3 yi3 qing3 ni3 bang4 mang4 ma5?
Can I ask you to help?

Note:
Do you need to know the precise Chinese pronunciation? Especially for Pinyin
pronunciation? You can visit the following URL,
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