Writing
请假 (qǐng jià) — how to say "to ask for leave" in Chinese
请假
To ask for leave
verb
Character composition
请
to ask
假
leave, vacation
Radicals / Keys
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
Collocations
向经理请假
xiàng jīng lǐ qǐng jià
ask the manager for leave
请假条
qǐng jià tiáo
leave request form
Examples
因为身体不舒服，我需要请假一天去看医生。
Because I'm not feeling well, I need to ask for one day of leave to see a doctor.
我明天想请假。
I want to ask for leave tomorrow.
Mnemonic
[qǐng jià-] Cheese 🧀 in a suit walks up to his boss and says, "Please, may I take 请假 leave for a week? My crackers have gone stale!" The boss sees the 请 cheese and 假 suit starting to melt under the bright office lights and nods approvingly to his request.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to ask for leave" in Chinese?
"to ask for leave" in Chinese is 请假 (qǐng jià).
Qing jia meaning in Chinese
请假 (qǐng jià) means "To ask for leave".
How is 请假 pronounced?
It is pronounced qǐng jià (written as qing jia, qingjia). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to ask for leave" in Chinese characters?
It is written 请假: 请 has 10 strokes, 假 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 请假?
请假 belongs to the HSK 3 vocabulary list.
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