Meanings of 请 (qing3) in Chinese

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