邀请/邀請 yāoqǐng — to invite

Meanings

1. 1

   to invite

   To ask someone to come to something you are holding — a wedding, a dinner, a meeting. It is more formal than the everyday 请: 请你吃饭 offers a meal on the spot, while 邀请 fits a planned occasion, often written on a card, 邀请函.

   verb

Character breakdown

• 请/請

  qǐng (third tone, dipping)

  please; to ask, to request; to invite; to treat someone (to a meal)

  10 strokes⿰讠青Radical 言

Example sentences

• 他结婚的时候，邀请了很多朋友。/他結婚的時候，邀請了很多朋友。Tā (first tone, high and level) jiéhūn (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) shíhou, (second tone, rising) yāoqǐngle (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level) péngyou. (second tone, rising)···

  When he got married, he invited lots of friends.

• 谢谢你邀请我跟你一起过生日。/謝謝你邀請我跟你一起過生日。Xièxie (fourth tone, falling) nǐ (third tone, dipping) yāoqǐng (first tone, high and level) wǒ (third tone, dipping) gēn (first tone, high and level) nǐ (third tone, dipping) yìqǐ (fourth tone, falling) guò (fourth tone, falling) shēngrì. (first tone, high and level)···

  Thanks for inviting me to celebrate your birthday with you.

Common mistakes

• Not quite我邀请他吃饭在饭店。

  Correct我邀请他在饭店吃饭。

  Like most place phrases, 在饭店 belongs before the verb it describes, not tacked on afterward: 邀请 + person + 在 + place + verb.

Similar words

Words containing 请

• 请/請qǐng (third tone, dipping)please (before a verb)
• 申请/申請shēnqǐng (first tone, high and level)to apply (for something), to file a request
• 请求/請求qǐng (third tone, dipping) qiú (second tone, rising)request
• 请问/請問qǐng (third tone, dipping) wèn (fourth tone, falling)Excuse me, may I ask...?
• 请假/請假qǐngjià (third tone, dipping)to ask for leave, to take time off
• 聘请/聘請pìn (fourth tone, falling) qǐng (third tone, dipping)to engage
• 请客/請客qǐng (third tone, dipping) kè (fourth tone, falling)to give a dinner party
• 敬请/敬請jìng (fourth tone, falling) qǐng (third tone, dipping)please (do sth) (deferential form)
• 请教/請教qǐng (third tone, dipping) jiào (fourth tone, falling)to ask for guidance
• 请示/請示qǐng (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)to ask for instructions
• 请进/請進qǐng (third tone, dipping) jìn (fourth tone, falling)"please come in"
• 请柬/請柬qǐng (third tone, dipping) jiǎn (third tone, dipping)invitation card
• 请帖/請帖qǐng (third tone, dipping) tiě (third tone, dipping)invitation card
• 请坐/請坐qǐng (third tone, dipping) zuò (fourth tone, falling)please, have a seat