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请假

qǐng jià · qing jia

Traditional 請假

HSK 1Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to request leave of absence
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Two days off

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)请假(qǐngjià)，明天(míngtiān)朋友(péngyou)结婚(jiéhūn)。

    I want to ask for leave. A friend is getting married tomorrow.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，请(qǐng)一天(yītiān)假(jià)就(jiù)够(gòu)了(le)吗(ma)？

    OK. Is one day of leave enough?

  3. Dengdeng

    不够(bùgòu)，婚礼(hūnlǐ)在(zài)青岛(qīngdǎo)，要(yào)请(qǐng)两天(liǎngtiān)假(jià)。

    No. The wedding is in Qingdao, so I need two days.

  4. Liangliang

    青岛(qīngdǎo)？我(wǒ)也(yě)想去(xiǎngqù)，我(wǒ)也(yě)请假(qǐngjià)吧(ba)。

    Qingdao? I want to go too. I will ask for leave as well.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)也(yě)认识(rènshi)新郎(xīnláng)吗(ma)？

    Do you know the groom too?

  6. Liangliang

    不(bù)认识(rènshi)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)看海(kànhǎi)。

    No. I want to see the sea.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)他(tā)请(qǐng)假(jià)的(de)原(yuán)因(yīn)。

I don't know the reason why he was absent.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)生(shēng)病(bìng)了(le)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)向(xiàng)老(lǎo)师(shī)请(qǐng)假(jià)两(liǎng)天(tiān)。

She was sick, so she asked the teacher for two days off.

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请
qǐng

to ask; to invite

假
jiǎ

fake; false

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