邀请

yāoqǐng

Traditional: 邀请

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Translation

to invite; invitation

Word origin

A compound of 邀 meaning to invite or intercept and 请 meaning to request, together to request someone's presence. It means to invite.

Origin
compound
Root
邀 (yāo, invite) + 请 (qǐng, request)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 邀

Stroke order for 请

Examples

He invited me to his home.

Thank you for your invitation.

The company invited her to give a talk.

We invited all our friends.

He formally invited me to join.

邀请 (yāoqǐng) means to invite, and an invitation. It is more formal than the everyday 请.

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This word is part of lesson 24.