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please
/pliːz/
Original teaching content · provenance and version
Local audio pilot: technical checks passed; new candidates still need listening review.
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1 · adverb
A word added to a request to make it more polite.
用于请求中，使表达显得更客气。
It can go at the start or end of a request. Tone and context also matter. The verb meaning is outside this unit.
Please leave the door open.
English pronunciation · Device-generated pronunciation (depends on browser and system voices)
Your current device will speak after you click; voices can differ by device.
请让门开着。
Share this public expressionMandarin pronunciation · Device-generated pronunciation (depends on browser and system voices)
Your current device will speak after you click; voices can differ by device.
Could you speak a little more slowly, please?
English pronunciation · Device-generated pronunciation (depends on browser and system voices)
Your current device will speak after you click; voices can differ by device.
请问你能说得再慢一点吗？
Share this public expressionMandarin pronunciation · Device-generated pronunciation (depends on browser and system voices)
Your current device will speak after you click; voices can differ by device.
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