HSK 6 · Work

请示 qǐngshì “to ask for instructions” in Chinese

Traditional 請示

What 请示 means

  1. to ask for instructions

How to say 请示

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale请qǐng3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale示shì4th tone, falling

请示 in a sentence

  1. 这件事我得先请示一下领导。

    Zhè jiàn shì wǒ děi xiān qǐngshì yíxià lǐngdǎo.

    I need to ask my boss for instructions on this first.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他向经理请示了下一步的工作。

    Tā xiàng jīnglǐ qǐngshì le xià yí bù de gōngzuò.

    He asked the manager what to do next.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 请示 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 请 (qǐng) with each of its parts in a different colour
请qǐngto ask
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 青blue-green · qīngSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 青 (qīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with qǐng.

The character 示 (shì) with each of its parts in a different colour
示shìto show
  • 二two · èr
  • 小small · xiǎo

How to write 请示

请 10 strokes · 示 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

请示 (qǐngshì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 请示 (qǐngshì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 请示

Words with 请

请qǐng · please请问qǐngwèn · Excuse me请假qǐngjià · to ask for time off请客qǐngkè · to treat someone (to a meal)邀请yāoqǐng · to invite申请shēnqǐng · to apply (for)请求qǐngqiú · to request请教qǐngjiào · to ask for advice请柬qǐngjiǎn · invitation card请帖qǐngtiě · invitation card

Words with 示

表示biǎoshì · to express出示chūshì · to show显示xiǎnshì · to show暗示ànshì · to hint示意shìyì · to signal提示tíshì · to prompt指示zhǐshì · to instruct展示zhǎnshì · to display示范shìfàn · to demonstrate示威shìwēi · to hold a demonstration

More words: Work & Career

派遣pàiqiǎn · to dispatch评估pínggū · to evaluate签署qiānshǔ · to sign (an agreement)洽谈qiàtán · to negotiate任命rènmìng · to appoint上级shàngjí · superior上任shàngrèn · to take office事务shìwù · affairs

FAQs

请示 (qǐngshì) means “to ask for instructions”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qǐngshì: qǐng with a 3rd tone, then shì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 请示 is written 請示. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qingshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 请示 from the suggestions. Typing qingshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
请示 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.