"请问！"
Translation:Excuse me!
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This is not an appropriate sentence. "请问" is just a part of a question, similar to "I would like to ask". It is possible that someone would say it alone for catching the attention of another person, but that would mean there's a question to finish. By no means an exclamation mark could have been used here to end it like a phrase on its own. Abbreviation mark（……）should be used.
Don't use this as an equivalent of Excuse me. Say rather 不好意思.
The exclamation mark is fine as a punctuation choice for the attention-getting version of "excuse me" in English.
Quite the opposite, I think. "Please ask" is an invitation to ask a question, but "请问" is a request for a permission to ask a question.
You could also use “Pardon”. Tried and it worked... (:P) I just guessed if it meant “Pardon” or not so if you get it wrong you can blame me.
'Please may I ask' would be a more accurate translation. 'Please to ask' would be more literal.
Literally translated it says "please question". The closest translation equivalent in english would be: "May I ask you a question?"
Typically, the person asked will signal something to accept.
