Meaning of 请坐
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- please, have a seat
How to use 请坐
请坐 is said to guests or visitors when you offer them a seat, often right after 请进 (qǐng jìn, please come in). It works at home, in an office, or in a shop. Example: 你好，请坐。(Nǐ hǎo, qǐng zuò.) Hello, please have a seat.
请 (qǐng) has the speech radical 讠 plus 青, so it is polite words: please. 坐 (zuò) shows two people 人人 sitting on the ground 土, so together 请坐 is a polite spoken invitation to sit down.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 坐 (zuò, to sit) with 做 (zuò, to do) or 座 (zuò, seat), which share the same sound. Use 坐 here because it is the action of sitting, not 座.
请坐 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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请 qǐng · to ask · 10 strokes
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坐 zuò · to sit · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 请坐.
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 请假 | qǐngjià | to request leave of absence |
| 请进 | qǐng jìn | "please come in" |
| 请求 | qǐngqiú | to request; to ask; request (CL:個|个[ge4]) |
| 请客 | qǐngkè | to give a dinner party; to entertain guests |
| 请教 | qǐngjiào | to ask for guidance; to consult |
| 申请 | shēnqǐng | to apply for sth; application form (CL:份[fen4]) |
| 邀请 | yāoqǐng | to invite; invitation |
| 乘坐 | chéngzuò | to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle) |
| 聘请 | pìnqǐng | to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc) |
| 请柬 | qǐngjiǎn | invitation card; written invitation |
Questions about 请坐
What does 请坐 mean?
请坐 (qǐng zuò) means "please, have a seat".
How do you write 请坐?
请坐 is made of 2 characters: 请 (10 strokes), 坐 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 请坐 an HSK word?
Yes. 请坐 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 请坐 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 请坐 is written 請坐.
How do I respond when someone says 请坐?
A simple 谢谢 (xièxie, thank you) is the most common reply. You then sit down. In a formal setting you might also wait for the host to sit first.
Is 请坐 the same as 坐下?
Not quite. 请坐 is a polite invitation to a guest. 坐下 (zuò xia) just means to sit down and can sound like an instruction, as in a teacher saying 坐下 to students.