How to say “invite” in Chinese
invite; invitation
“Invite” in Chinese is 邀请, yāo qǐng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
邀请 is read yāo qǐng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”: you ask with words.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “邀请”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 邀请. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我想邀请你参加我的生日晚会。wǒxiǎngyāoqǐngnǐcānjiāwǒdeshēngrìwǎnhuìI'd like to invite you to my birthday party.
- 谢谢你的邀请！xièxienǐdeyāoqǐngThanks for the invitation!
- 她接受了我的邀请tājiēshòulewǒdeyāoqǐngShe accepted my invitation.
- 真抱歉我不得不拒绝你的邀请zhēnbàoqiàn,wǒbùdébújùjuénǐdeyāoqǐngI'm really sorry, but I have to decline your invitation.
- 我们想邀请您参加宴会wǒmenxiǎngyāoqǐngníncānjiāyànhuìWe'd like to invite you to a banquet.
More words from the lesson “Invitations and saying no”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “invite” in Chinese?
“Invite” in Chinese is 邀请, pinyin yāoqǐng.
What does 邀请 mean?
邀请 (yāoqǐng) means “invite; invitation”.
How do you write 邀请?
邀请 is 2 characters: 邀 (yāo) — invite; 请 (qǐng) — ask; please. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 邀请?
邀请 is read yāoqǐng. Tones: yāo — first tone, qǐng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“invite” in the lesson “Invitations and saying no”
This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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