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请客

qǐng kè · qing ke

Traditional 請客

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to give a dinner party
  2. to entertain guests
  3. to invite to dinner
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In a conversation

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  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)考过(kǎoguò)驾照(jiàzhào)了(le)！

    I passed my driving test today!

  2. Dengdeng

    恭喜(gōngxǐ)！你(nǐ)要(yào)请客(qǐngkè)啊(a)！

    Congratulations! You have to treat us!

  3. Liangliang

    当然(dāngrán)，今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)请客(qǐngkè)。

    Of course. I'll treat you today.

  4. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！吃(chī)什么(shénme)？火锅(huǒguō)吗(ma)？

    Great! What shall we eat? Hotpot?

  5. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)门口(ménkǒu)的(de)冰棍(bīnggùn)，一人(yīrén)一根(yīgēn)。

    Popsicles at the park gate. One each.

  6. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)也(yě)算(suàn)请客(qǐngkè)？

    This counts as treating?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)他(tā)请(qǐng)客(kè)，我(wǒ)们(men)一(yì)起(qǐ)去(qù)吃(chī)饭(fàn)。

He's treating today, so let's go eat together.

02

为(wèi)了(le)庆(qìng)祝(zhù)生(shēng)日(rì)，她(tā)请(qǐng)客(kè)吃(chī)蛋(dàn)糕(gāo)。

To celebrate her birthday, she treated everyone to cake.

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请
qǐng

to ask; to invite

客
kè

customer; visitor

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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