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Yao Qing - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Invite" in Mandarin Chinese

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Invite in Mandarin Chinese - Yao Qing

Meaning

invite

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►yāo qǐng
Tone numbers: yao1 qing3

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 邀請
Simplified: 邀请

First Character: 邀 (yāo) – invite to come
Second Character: 請 (qǐng) – to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal, etc); to request

Examples of Yāo Qǐng

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Wǒ méi yǒu yāo qǐng tā.
我沒有邀請他。
我没有邀请他。
I didn't invite him.

Tā yāo qǐng yī bǎi gè rén cān jiā tā de hūn lǐ.
她邀請一百個人參加她的婚禮。
她邀请一百个人参加她的婚礼。
She invited 100 people to her wedding.

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