How to say “ask for advice” in Chinese
ask for advice
“Ask for advice” in Chinese is 请教, qǐng jiào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
请教 is read qǐng jiào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”: you ask with words.
In 教室 it is read jiào.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “请教”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 请教. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 王老师我想请教您一个问题Wánglǎoshī,wǒxiǎngqǐngjiàonínyígewèntíTeacher Wang, I'd like to ask you a question.
- 你现在有工夫吗？我想请教你一个问题。nǐxiànzàiyǒugōngfuma,wǒxiǎngqǐngjiàonǐyígewèntíDo you have time right now? I'd like to ask you something.
- 这个问题最好请教专业人士。zhègewèntízuìhǎoqǐngjiàozhuānyèrénshìIt's best to ask specialists about this.
More words from the lesson “Lectures and questions”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “ask for advice” in Chinese?
“Ask for advice” in Chinese is 请教, pinyin qǐngjiào.
What does 请教 mean?
请教 (qǐngjiào) means “ask for advice”.
How do you write 请教?
请教 is 2 characters: 请 (qǐng) — ask; please; 教 (jiāo) — teach. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 请教?
请教 is read qǐngjiào. Tones: qǐng — third tone, jiào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“ask for advice” in the lesson “Lectures and questions”
This word is from the topic “Studying and student life” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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