请 (請) qǐng

1. qǐng verb to ask; to inquire
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 询问 (Guoyu '請' v 5; Kroll 2015 '請' 1a, p. 371; Unihan '請')
2. qíng noun circumstances; state of affairs; situation
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 状况 (Guoyu '請' qíng n)
3. qǐng verb to beg; to entreat
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 恳求 or 乞求 (Guoyu '請' v qǐng 1)
4. qǐng verb please
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In modern Chinese, 请 is used to make a polite request in an imperative sentense (Sun 2006, loc. 1445). 请 is not used as frequently or casually as the word please in English. 请 may be used in Literary Chinese in a similar sense to this sense in modern Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 138). For example, 王請度之！'I beg your Majesty to measure it.' (Mengzi: 1.7/5/12, translation by Legge)
5. qǐng verb to request
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '請' v 4; Kroll 2015 '請' 1, p. 371; Sun 2006, loc. 1939)
6. qǐng verb to hire; to employ; to engage
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 延聘 (Guoyu '請' v qǐng 2)
7. qǐng verb to make an appointment
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 邀约 (Guoyu '請' v qǐng 3)
8. qǐng verb to greet
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 问候 (Guoyu '請' v qǐng 6; Kroll 2015 '請' 3, p. 371)
9. qǐng verb to invite
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '請' v 4; Kroll 2015 '請' 1a, p. 371)
10. qǐng verb asking for instruction; adhyeṣaṇa
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: adhyeṣaṇa, Pali: ajjhesanā, Japanese: sei, or: shou, or: shin (BCSD '請', p. 1085; Edgerton 1953 'adhyeṣaṇa', p. 18; MW 'adhyeṣaṇa'; SH '請', p. 443; Unihan '請')

Contained in

• 请观音忏法(請觀音懺法) Repentance Through Invoking Avalokiteśvara Ritual
• 灵巖寺和尚请来法门道具等目录(靈巖寺和尚請來法門道具等目錄) Catalog from Lingyan Temple Submitted by Imperial Request
• 请问(請問) may I ask ; question; paripṛcchā
• 苏婆呼童子请问经(蘇婆呼童子請問經) Questions of the Youth Subahu; Supohu Tongzi Qingwen Jing
• 十二条门规 1.不违期剃染 2.不私建道场 3.不夜宿俗家 4.不私交信者 5.不共财往来 6.不私自募缘 7.不染污僧伦 8.不私自请讬 9.不私收徒众 10.不私置产业 11.不私畜金钱 12.不私造饮食(十二條門規 1.不違期剃染 2.不私建道場 3.不夜宿俗家 4.不私交信者 5.不共財往來 6.不私自募緣 7.不染污僧倫 8.不私自請託 9.不私收徒眾 10.不私置產業 11.不私畜金錢 12.不私造飲食) Twelve rules of the Order 1. Monastics must keep a wholesome appearance by observing a regular grooming schedule. 2. Monastics are prohibited from building any private temples. 3. Monastics are prohibited from spending a night outside a Buddhist temple. 4. Monastics are prohibited from making personal friends of devotees. 5. Monastics are prohibited from making monetary arrangements with anyone. 6. Monastics are prohibited from raising money for personal purposes. 7. Monastics are prohibited from transgressing monastic ethics. 8. Monastics are prohibited from asking for personal favors. 9. Monastics are prohibited from recruiting personal disciples. 10. Monastics are prohibited from purchasing personal property. 11. Monastics are prohibited from accumulating personal savings. 12. Monastics are prohibited from preparing meals for themselves alone.
• 晨参暮请(晨參暮請) morning and evening assemblies
• 梵天请佛经(梵天請佛經) Sutra on the Brahma Invitation
• 佛光盃国际大学篮球邀请赛(佛光盃國際大學籃球邀請賽) BLIA Cup International University Women's Basketball Tournament
• 劝请(勸請) to request; to implore
• 请僧(請僧) monastics invited to a Dharma service
• 华严经：对自己要能不忘初心 维摩经：对国家要做不请之友 八大人觉经：对朋友要肯不念旧恶 大乘起信论：对社会要懂不变随缘(華嚴經：對自己要能不忘初心 維摩經：對國家要做不請之友 八大人覺經：對朋友要肯不念舊惡 大乘起信論：對社會要懂不變隨緣) 1. According to the Avatamsaka Sutra: Never forget one's own initial vows. 2. According to the Vimalakirti Sutra: Be an invited helper to one's country. 3. According to the Sutra on Eight Realizations of the Great Beings: Never hold a grudge against a friend. 4. According to the Commentary on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana: Remain unchanged while following conditions as a member of society.
• 不请之友(不請之友) Be an Uninvited Helper
• 请益(請益) to request greater explanation ; to request more [of something] ; Request Teachings
• 迎请(迎請) invocation
• 智证大师请(智證大師) Chishō daishi; Venerable Master Chishō
• 阿耨达请佛经(阿耨達請佛經) Sutra of the Questions of Anavatapta to the Buddha
• 奉请本尊(奉請本尊) summoning a personal deity
• 请来目录(請來目錄) Shōrai Mokuroku; A List of Newly Imported Sutras and Other Items
• 长爪梵志请问经(長爪梵志請問經) Dīrghanakhaparivrājakaparipṛcchā; Zhang Zhua Fanzhi Qingwen Jing
• 御请来目録(御請來目録) Shōrai Mokuroku; A Memorial Presenting a List of Newly Imported Sutras and Other Items
• 朝参暮请(朝參暮請) morning and evening assemblies
• 请雨经(請雨經) Prayer for Rain Sutra
• 请观世音菩萨消伏毒害陀罗尼咒经(請觀世音菩薩消伏毒害陀羅尼咒經) Scripture for Invocation of Avalokiteśvara and Dharani for Overcoming Evil
• 请观音经疏(請觀音經疏) Qing Guanyin Jing Shu
• 参请(參請) to seek instruction
• 海峡两岸迎请佛螺髻发舍利供奉法会(海峽兩岸迎請佛螺髻髮舍利供奉法會) Cross-Strait Enshrining Dharma Service of the Buddha's Usnisa Relic
• 不私自化缘 不私自请讬 不私置产业 不私造饮食(不私自化緣 不私自請託 不私置產業 不私造飲食) 1. Fo Guang members do not privately collect donations. 2. Fo Guang members do not privately ask for favors. 3. Fo Guang members do not privately purchase personal property. 4. Fo Guang members do not privately prepare food and drinks.

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请缨 、 请求 、 敬请 、 恳请 、 照请 、 请和 、 请勿吸烟 、 报请 、 不请自来 、 请假 、 吁请 、 三催四请 、 请示 、 务请 、 请功 、 聘请 、 请多关照 、 声请 、 请帖 、 请愿书 、 请援 、 请您回复 、 烦请 、 请客

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 1 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 184
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 126
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 125
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 125
• Scroll 12 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 116
• Scroll 5 Jin Guang Ming Zui Sheng Wang Jing Shu 金光明最勝王經疏 — count: 114
• Scroll 2 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 113
• Scroll 3 The Baizhang Zen Monastic Regulations 勅修百丈清規 — count: 105
• Scroll 3 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 98
• Scroll 32 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Shu 大方廣佛華嚴經疏 — count: 95

Collocations

• 受请 (受請) 梵王知佛受請 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 23
• 佛请 (佛請) 佛請諸比丘 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 14
• 请佛 (請佛) 我已請佛明日設食 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 12
• 请贤者 (請賢者) 佛請賢者阿難 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 12
• 三请 (三請) 如是三請 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 10
• 来请 (來請) 天魔頻來請 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
• 请请 (請請) 中阿含大品請請經第五 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 29 — count: 6
• 可请 (可請) 吾可請汝於我法中淨修梵行 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 6
• 请令 (請令) 莫請令坐 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 26 — count: 5
• 请经 (請經) 穢品比丘請經第三 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 23 — count: 5