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How to write 请坐 — "Please Sit" in Chinese
请坐 (qǐng zuò) is how you say "please sit" in Chinese. The teacher's reply to the morning greeting — and a host's first courtesy. Below is each character with its pinyin and meaning, plus a free tracing worksheet you can print in seconds.
请坐 character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning in this phrase |
|---|---|---|
| 请 | qǐng | please |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit |
| 请坐 | qǐng zuò | please sit |
Using 请坐
请 is “please” and 坐 is “to sit”: 请坐 is the polite “please sit”. In class it completes the opening ritual — students stand, chorus 老师好， and the teacher answers 同学们好，请坐. (“Hello students, please sit.”)
In Traditional Chinese it is 請坐; only 请 changes, to 請. The same phrase hosts use at home — 请坐，请坐 to arriving guests, often twice for warmth. It belongs to the 请 family of polite imperatives kids collect: 请坐 (sit), 请进 (come in), 请安静 (quiet, please).
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FAQ
When does the teacher say 请坐?
Right after the opening greeting ritual: the class stands and says 老师好， the teacher replies 同学们好，请坐， and everyone sits. It signals the lesson has officially begun.
Is 请坐 used outside the classroom?
Yes — it is the standard host's courtesy to any guest: at home, in offices, in restaurants. The 请 makes it polite rather than bossy.
How is 请坐 written in Traditional Chinese?
請坐 — only 请 changes, to 請.