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Making polite requests with 请 (qǐng) as a verb meaning "to invite"
HSK 2Actions & Events
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Structure
Subject + 请 + Person + Verb
Explanation
The verb 请 (qǐng) means "to invite" or "to treat" someone, and is used when the subject asks someone to do something politely. It carries a sense of hospitality or formal courtesy. For example, 我请你吃饭 means "I'll treat you to a meal."
Examples
今晚我请你喝咖啡。
jīnwǎn wǒ qǐng nǐ hē kāfēi.
Tonight I'm treating you to coffee.
下次我请大家吃火锅。
xià cì wǒ qǐng dàjiā chī huǒguō.
Next time I'll treat everyone to hot pot.
他请朋友来家里吃饭。
Tā qǐng péngyou lái jiālǐ chīfàn.
He invited friends to his home for dinner.