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Qing Jia - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Time Off" in Mandarin Chinese

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Qing Jia

Meaning

ask for time off

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►qǐng jià
Tone numbers: qing3 jia4

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 請假
Simplified: 请假

First Character: 請 (qǐng) – to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal, etc); to request
Second Character: 假 (jià) – fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose

Examples of Qǐng Jià

Audio files are marked with ►

Míngtiān wǒ yào qǐngjià.
明天我要請假。
明天我要请假。
I'm going to take tomorrow off.

Tā yǐjīng gēn lǎobǎn qǐngjià le.
他已經跟老闆請假了。
他已经跟老板请假了。
She already asked the boss for some time off.

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