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title: "Qingjiao Meaning: 请教 (qǐngjiào) Means “to ask for advice”"
description: "请教 (traditional 請教, qǐngjiào) means “to ask for advice; to consult”. Hear its tones, see what 请 and 教 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
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published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 请教 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

请教 qǐngjiào

## to ask for advice; to consult

## Its characters

1. 请 qǐng to ask
2. 教 jiào religion

## In a sentence

我想向您请教一个问题。 I'd like to ask you for advice on a question.

刘备向他**请教**，以后该怎么办。

From [三顾茅庐 · Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/three-visits-to-the-thatched-cottage-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-8#library-word-784-786)

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## More words with 请 or 教

- [家教 jiājiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiajiao)
- [教材 jiàocái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaocai)
- [教练 jiàoliàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaolian)
- [教师 jiàoshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoshi)
- [教授 jiàoshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoshou)
- [教学 jiàoxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoxue)
- [教训 jiàoxùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoxun)
- [教育 jiàoyù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoyu)
- [敬请 jìngqǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingqing)
- [聘请 pìnqǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinqing)

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