HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
请假
to ask for leave; to take time off (from work or school)
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 请假 look like this?
This word is a combination of two characters: 1) 请 (qǐng) consists of the 'speech' radical (讠) and the sound component 'qing' (青), meaning 'to request'. 2) 假 (jià) consists of the 'person' radical (亻) and a phonetic part, meaning 'leave' or 'holiday'. Together, they literally mean 'to request a leave of absence'.