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<!-- (Audio) Wang Hua: 请问 (qǐng wèn) -->

--description--

Wang Hua wants to politely ask someone's name. She uses a word before asking a question to show respect.

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

BLANK

--blanks--

请问 (qǐng wèn)

--feedback--

This word means "excuse me", and is used to politely introduce a question.

--explanation--

请问 (qǐng wèn) literally means "may I ask". It's a polite way to start a question and similar to saying "excuse me" or "please" before asking a question in English. You use it when you want to be respectful or formal. For example:

请问 (qǐng wèn),你叫什么名字 (nǐ jiào shén me míng zì)? - Excuse me, what is your name?

--scene--

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