Usage of the character 请

to ask
to invite
please (do sth)
to treat (to a meal etc)
to request

qǐngkàn

请看

[請看]

please see ...
vide

qǐngjìn

请进

[請進]

"please come in"

yánqǐng

延请

[延請]

to employ
to send for sb promising employment

qǐngcí

请辞

[請辭]

to ask sb to resign from a post

qǐngbiàn

请便

[請便]

Please do as you wish!
You are welcome to do whatever you like!
Please make yourself at home.

yāoqǐng

邀请

[邀請]

to invite
invitation
CL:個／个 (gè)

pìnqǐng

聘请

[聘請]

to engage
to hire (a lawyer etc)

qǐngyuán

请援

[請援]

to request help
to appeal (for assistance)

qǐngkuǎn

请款

[請款]

to request payment (or reimbursement); to invoice

bàoqǐng

报请

[報請]

to report, requesting approval
written request for instructions

qǐngdiào

请调

[請調]

to request a transfer

qǐngkè

请客

[請客]

to give a dinner party
to entertain guests
to invite to dinner

qǐngwèn

请问

[請問]

Excuse me, may I ask...?

shēngqǐng

声请

[聲請]

to make a formal request
formal request
to make a claim (law)

qǐng'ān

请安

[請安]

to pay respects
to wish good health
in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千 (dǎqiān))

qǐngshì

请示

[請示]

to ask for instructions

zhāoqǐng

招请

[招請]

to recruit
to take on (an employee)

qǐngjiào

请教

[請教]

to ask for guidance
to consult

jìngqǐng

敬请

[敬請]

please (do sth) (deferential form)

qǐngyīng

请缨

[請纓]

to volunteer for military service
to offer oneself for an assignment

huíqǐng

回请

[回請]

to return an invitation

chéngqǐng

呈请

[呈請]

to submit (to superiors)

qǐngzuì

请罪

[請罪]

to apologize humbly
to beg forgiveness

qǐngzuò

请坐

[請坐]

please, have a seat

bānqǐng

搬请

[搬請]

to request
to call for

qǐngyuàn

请愿

[請願]

petition (for action to be taken)

shēnqǐng

申请

[申請]

to apply for sth
application form (CL:份 (fèn))

wùqǐng

务请

[務請]

please (formal)

kěnqǐng

恳请

[懇請]

to request earnestly

yuēqǐng

约请

[約請]

to invite
to issue an invitation

qǐnggōng

请功

[請功]

to request recognition for sb's merits
to recommend sb for promotion or an award

qǐngtiě

请帖

[請帖]

invitation card
written invitation

yǒuqǐng

有请

[有請]

to request the pleasure of seeing sb
to ask sb in
to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech)

qǐngqiú

请求

[請求]

to request; to ask
request (CL:個／个 (gè))

chīqǐng

吃请

[吃請]

to be a guest at a dinner party
to be wined and dined (as a bribe)

qǐngjià

请假

[請假]

to request leave of absence

qǐngjiǎn

请柬

[請柬]

invitation card
written invitation

cùqǐng

促请

[促請]

to urge

yùqǐng

吁请

[籲請]

to implore
to entreat

qǐnglǐng

请领

[請領]

to apply for (a subsidy, unemployment benefit etc)

tíqǐng

提请

[提請]

to propose

fánqǐng

烦请

[煩請]

(courteous) would you please ...

yànqǐng

宴请

[宴請]

to entertain (for dinner)
to invite to dinner

yāoqǐnghán

邀请函

[邀請函]

invitation letter
CL:封 (fēng)

shēnqǐngrén

申请人

[申請人]

applicant

qǐngyuànshū

请愿书

[請願書]

petition

qǐngjiàtiáo

请假条

[請假條]

leave of absence request (from work or school)

shēnqǐngshū

申请书

[申請書]

application
application form
petition (to higher authorities)

shēnqǐngbiǎo

申请表

[申請表]

application form

yāoqǐngsài

邀请赛

[邀請賽]

invitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms)

bùqǐngzìlái

不请自来

[不請自來]

to turn up without being invited
unsolicited

lìngqǐnggāomíng

另请高明

[另請高明]

please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)

sāncuīsìqǐng

三催四请

[三催四請]

to coax and plead

qǐngwùxīyān

请勿吸烟

[請勿吸煙]

No smoking
Please do not smoke

bùqíngzhīqǐng

不情之请

[不情之請]

(humble expression) my presumptuous request

qǐngduōguānzhào

请多关照

[請多關照]

please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)

qǐngbiéjiànguài

请别见怪

[請別見怪]

please don't be upset
no hard feelings
absit iniuria verbis
let injury by words be absent

fùjīngqǐngzuì

负荆请罪

[負荊請罪]

lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)
fig. to offer sb a humble apology

qǐngjūnrùwèng

请君入瓮

[請君入甕]

lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine

qǐngqiúkuānshù

请求宽恕

[請求寬恕]

to sue for mercy
to ask for forgiveness
begging for magnanimity

gāoxīnpìnqǐng

高薪聘请

[高薪聘請]

to hire at a high salary

qǐngwùdǎrǎo

请勿打扰

[請勿打擾]

please do not disturb

qǐngjiàngbùrújījiàng

请将不如激将

[請將不如激將]

lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general
fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders

qǐngshénróngyìsòngshénnán

请神容易送神难

[請神容易送神難]

it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away