让 - rang4

The word 让 (rang4) has interesting multi meaning in Chinese.
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Telling somebody to do something (a command)
让他在外面等一下
rang4 ta1 zai wai4mian5 deng3 yi1xia4
Tell him to wait outsize

公司让我来中国
gong1si1 rang4 wo3 lai3 zhong1guo2 gong1zuo4
Company had me come to China to work

To let / to allow somebody to do something
让我看一下
rang4 wo3 kan4 yi1xia4
Let me have a look

让一下
rang4 yi1xia4
let me go through

让坐
rang4zuo4
Let me sit down

给他让座
gei3 ta1 rang4zuo4
Let him sit down (by give up one's seat for somebody else)

让我想一想
rang4 wo3 xiang3 yi1 xiang3
Let me think about it

To cause someone to feel someway
让我很难过
rang4 wo3 hen3 nan2guo4
To make me feel sad

让我很生气
rang4 wo3 hen3 sheng1qi4
To make me feel angry

让我感到很尴尬
rang4 wo3 gan3dao4 hen3 gan1ga4
To make me feel embarrased

Source: ChinesePod - Qingwen

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Saying politely in Chinese Language

For being polite in Chinese conversation, we can say 谢谢 - xie4xie5 (thank you). Actually there are several other words for saying polite in.

麻烦 ma2fan5
Its actual meaning is "hustle" or "trouble", however we can use this word for other polite meaning:


Please
麻烦你让一下
ma2fan5 ni3 rang4 yi1xia4
Please get out of the way (if you want to step out of the crowd)

Need a favor
麻烦你帮我我拿一下
ma2fan5 ni3 bang1 wo3 na2 yi1xia4
Troubling you to please help me pick this up

可不可以麻烦你帮我一下
ke3 bu4 ke3yi3 ma2fan5 ni3 bang1 wo3 na2 yi1xia4
Can I or not to trouble you to please help me pick this up?

可不可以麻烦你修一下
ke3 bu4 ke3yi3 ma2fan5 ni3 xiu1 yi1xia4
Can I or not to trouble you to repair this?

麻烦你告诉他，我打个电话给他了
ma2fan5 ni3 gao4su5 ta1, wo3 da3 ge4 dian4hua4 gei3 ta1le5
(Sorry to trouble you) please tell him, I phoned him

Saying thank you after someone did something nice
啊, 这是太麻烦你了
a1 zhe4 shi4 tai4 ma2fan5 ni3 le5
Ooh, this really troubled you (Ooh, thank you)

Saying thank you before someone does something for you
那就麻烦你了
na4 jiu4 ma2fan5 ni3 le5
That really will trouble you (Thank you in advance)


Let's see how to say the real meaning of 麻烦 (trouble)
办签证真麻烦
ban4 qian1zheng4 zhen1 ma2fan5
Apply visa is very troublesome

你真麻烦
ni3 zhen1 ma2fan5
You are really troublesome

Source: Qingwen, ChinesePod

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Meanings of 请 (qing3) in Chinese

The most common meaning of 请 (qing3) is "please", however it has lots of other meanings.
Let's dig it together

PLEASE
请 qing3 :please go ahead (before starting meal together, or to let somebody go first)
请进 qing3 jin4 : please come in
请坐 qing3 zuo4 : please sit down
请喝茶 qing3 he1 cha2 : please drink some tea
请安静 qing3 an1jing4 : please be quite
请让一下 qing3 rang4 yi1xia4 : please let me go (among the crowd)
请说的慢一点儿 qing3 shuo1 de5 man4 yi1dian3er5 : please speak slower


请客 (qing3 ke4) TO TREAT (MEAL, MOVIE etc)
我想请你吃饭
wo3 xiang3 qing3 ni3 chi1 fan4
I want to treat you a meal

请你看电影
qing3 ni3 kan4 dian4ying3
Treat you seeing movie


邀请 (yao1qing3) TO INVITE
我想请你参加我的生日晚会
wo3 xiang3 qing3 ni3 can1jia1 wo3 de5 sheng1ri1 wan3hui4
I want to invite you joining my birthday party

我可以请你跳舞吗？
wo3 ke3yi3 qing3 ni3 tiao4wu3 ma5 ?
Can I ask you to dance?


聘请 (pin4qing3) TO HIRE
Bobby 请我去工作
Bobby qing3 wo3 qu4 gong1zuo4
Bobby hire me for a job

我想请一位阿姨帮我
wo3 xiang3 qing3 yi1wei4 a1yi4 bang4 wo3
I want to hire an auntie (maid) to help me


ASKING FOR A FAVOR
我可以请你帮忙吗？
wo3 ke3yi3 qing3 ni3 bang4mang4 ma5?
Can I ask you to help?


Note:
Do you need to know the precise Chinese pronunciation? Especially for Pinyin pronunciation? You can visit the following URL, http://chinesepod.com/resources/pronunciation

Source: ChinesePod, Qingwen.

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