邀请yāo qǐngto invite

1. 1.

   to inviteverb

2. 2.

   invitationnoun

• 邀to invite
• 请to invite

邀请 can take a person and then a verb phrase, as in 邀请 someone 去 or 来 do something; it is more formal than 请.

1. HSK 7–9

   他邀请我明天去他家吃饭。

   Tā yāoqǐng wǒ míngtiān qù tā jiā chī fàn.

   He's inviting me to his home for a meal tomorrow.

2. HSK 7–9

   谢谢你的邀请。

   Xièxie nǐ de yāoqǐng.

   Thank you for your invitation.

3. HSK 7–9

   我们邀请了很多朋友。

   Wǒmen yāoqǐng le hěn duō péngyou.

   We invited a lot of friends.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   小王邀请我们周六去他家。

   Xiǎo Wáng yāoqǐng wǒmen zhōuliù qù tā jiā.

   Xiao Wang is inviting us to his home on Saturday.

2. 
   Speaker B:

   是他的生日吗？

   Shì tā de shēngrì ma?

   Is it his birthday?

3. 
   Speaker A:

   对，他说会准备很多吃的。

   Duì, tā shuō huì zhǔnbèi hěn duō chī de.

   Yes, he says he'll prepare lots of food.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   那我们买个礼物送给他吧。

   Nà wǒmen mǎi ge lǐwù sòng gěi tā ba.

   Then let's buy him a present.

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Related words

• 请qǐngplease (do sth)HSK 1
• 参加cān jiāto take partHSK 3
• 欢迎huān yíngto welcomeHSK 3
• 礼物lǐ wùgift; presentHSK 3
• 申请shēn qǐngto apply for sthHSK 4
• 举jǔto liftHSK 4

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