# 请问 (qǐngwèn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 请问 (qǐngwèn) means “excuse me, may I ask”. It is part of the HSK 1 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: excuse me, may I ask
- Pinyin: qǐngwèn (qing3 wen4)
- Traditional: 請問
- HSK 3.0 · Level 1

## Examples

- 请问，去书店怎么走？
  Qǐngwèn, qù shūdiàn zěnme zǒu?
  Excuse me, how do I get to the bookstore?

## Characters

- [请](https://hanziro.com/word/qing-please/) (qǐng): please; to invite
- [问](https://hanziro.com/word/wen-ask/) (wèn): to ask

https://hanziro.com/word/qing-wen-excuse-me-may/

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