邀

To invite in Chinese: 邀 (yāo)

yāo

to invite

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to invite
  2. 2to request
  3. 3to intercept
  4. 4to solicit
  5. 5to seek

Stroke order

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邀

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄠ

yāo

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他应邀参加了朋友的婚礼。

    tā yìng yāo cān jiā le péng yǒu de hūn lǐ。

    At their invitation, he attended his friend's wedding.

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Related words

邀请

yāo qǐng

to invite

特邀

tè yāo

special invitation

应邀

yìng yāo

at sb's invitation

窑

yáo

kiln

谣言

yáo yán

rumor

摇摆

yáo bǎi

to sway

摇滚

yáo gǔn

rock 'n' roll (music)

摇晃

yáo huàng

to rock

摇篮

yáo lán

cradle

摇摇欲坠

yáo yáo yù zhuì

tottering

遥控

yáo kòng

to direct operations from a remote location

遥远

yáo yuǎn

distant

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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