请假

請假

qǐngjià

verb HSK 1 #9,168

Meanings

1 to request leave
2 to ask for time off

Characters

leave; vacation

Examples

HSK 1

我明天想请假。

Wǒ míngtiān xiǎng qǐngjià.

I'd like to take leave tomorrow.

HSK 2

他请了三天假。

Tā qǐng le sān tiān jià.

He took three days off.

HSK 2

生病的时候可以向老师请假。

Shēngbìng de shíhou kěyǐ xiàng lǎoshī qǐngjià.

When you are sick you can ask the teacher for leave.

Tips

grammar

请假 is a verb-object compound. To specify duration, split it: 请三天假 (request three days of leave).

Stroke Order

请 qǐng

假 jiǎ