烦请 / 敬请 / 望
kindly …; we respectfully ask you to …
Structure
烦请／敬请／望／恳请 对方的动作
What it means
Kindly …; we respectfully ask you to …: polite request words for emails, notices and letters.
How it is built
烦请／敬请／望／恳请 + the reader’s action: 烦请于本周五前回复 (Kindly reply before this Friday).
When to use it
In rising weight: 请, 烦请 (may I trouble you), 敬请 (respectfully), 恳请 (earnestly). 望 is terse and slightly top-down. Set phrases: 敬请光临, 敬请期待, 敬请谅解.
Watch out
Don’t stack them: ✗ 请烦请回复 ✓ 烦请回复. Mind the direction: 望 to a client or senior can sound bossy; 烦请 or 敬请 is safer.
Examples
烦请于本周五前回复。
Kindly reply before this Friday.
不便之处，敬请谅解。
We respectfully ask your understanding for any inconvenience.
Learn this in Lesson 109 · HSK 7–9: 商务沟通 (Business talk and business email)
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