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

我明天想请假。

Wǒ míngtiān xiǎng qǐngjià.

I'd like to take leave tomorrow.

他请了三天假。

Tā qǐng le sān tiān jià.

He took three days off.

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