请离开
qǐng líkāi
In Chinese, "please leave" is said as 请离开 (qǐng líkāi).
请离开 is used to make a polite request for someone to go away from a place. If you want to specify the location and say "please leave here", you can add 这里 after the verb to say 请离开这里.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 请, meaning "please" and 离开, meaning "to leave" or "to depart".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
请离开 is a formal way to say "please leave". To show even more respect, especially when speaking to older people or those in higher positions, you can use 请您离开 by adding 您 after 请.
How do you pronounce it?
qǐng líkāi
What mistakes should you avoid?
Be careful not to use the single syllable 滚. While 请离开 is polite, 滚 is a very harsh and rude way to tell someone to "get out" or "beat it".
Did you know?
- In formal Chinese settings, instead of asking someone to leave, one might say 请移步 (qǐng yí bù), which literally means 'please move your steps'.
- If you want to be extremely indirect in a professional setting, you can say 时间不早了 (shíjiān bù zǎo le), meaning 'it is not early', to signal that the meeting or visit should conclude.
- While 请离开 is a polite request, the single character 滚 (gǔn) literally translates to 'to roll' like a ball, but it is used as a very aggressive command to 'get out'.
Examples in context
- 请离开这里。Qǐng líkāi zhèlǐ.Please leave here.
- 现在请离开我的办公室。Xiànzài qǐng líkāi wǒ de bàngōngshì.Please leave my office now.
- 由于会议结束，请离开会场。Yóuyú huìyì jiéshù, qǐng líkāi huìchǎng.Since the meeting is over, please leave the venue.
Example conversation
A man is refusing to leave a private office during a meeting.
- 佳怡 Jiayi会议已经结束了，请离开。Huìyì yǐjīng jiéshù le, qǐng líkāi.The meeting is over, please leave.
- 俊杰 Junjie我还有问题想问你。Wǒ hái yǒu wèntí xiǎng wèn nǐ.I still have questions for you.
- 佳怡 Jiayi请离开，现在没有时间了。Qǐng líkāi, xiànzài méiyǒu shíjiān le.Please leave, there is no more time now.
- 俊杰 Junjie好吧，我这就走。Hǎo ba, wǒ zhè jiù zǒu.Alright, I'll go now.
