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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.pay respects to somebody (usually elders); with somebody good health
请安问好
inquire after and send best wishes to somebody
代我向伯父请安。
Please give my respects to your father.
孺子给父亲请安。
Little child pays respect to father monsignor.
- 2
v.dialsalute by bending one's left knee and drooping one's right hand (a traditional way to show respect and obedience in the Qing Dynasty and the time before 1949)
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Word usage
- Separable word"请" and "安" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
他已经给皇帝请过安了。
He had already paid his respects to the emperor.
我们每天早上都要去请安。
We have to go and pay our respect every morning.