HSK Guide

邀请邀請 yāoqǐng — to invite

yāoqǐng (first tone, high and level)yao1qing3

Traditional: 邀請

to invite

HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
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Meanings

  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.

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