招待
Old HSK 5
招待 (zhāodài) · to entertain (guests)
招待 (zhāodài) means “to entertain (guests); to receive”. It is written with 2 characters: 招 (to summon) + 待 (to stay). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 招待 is built
The characters
招 zhāo · to summon
What 招 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 召zhào — imperial decree
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刀dāo — knife
Origin hint: A call 召 to arms 扌; 召 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
待 dāi · to stay
What 待 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 寺sì — court
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: To welcome someone arriving 彳 at the royal court 寺 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他们热情地招待了我们。Tāmen rèqíng de zhāodài le wǒmen.They received us warmly.
今晚我要招待几位客人。Jīnwǎn wǒ yào zhāodài jǐ wèi kèrén.I'm hosting a few guests tonight.
Questions about 招待
What does 招待 mean?
招待 (zhāodài) means “to entertain (guests); to receive”.
How do you pronounce 招待?
招待 is pronounced zhāodài.
Which HSK level is 招待?
招待 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 招呼zhāohuto greet
- 打招呼dǎ zhāohuto greet
- 招聘zhāopìnto recruit
- 招标zhāobiāoto invite tenders
- 招收zhāoshōuto recruit
- 等待děngdàito wait
- 对待duìdàito treat
- 接待jiēdàito receive (guests)
- 待遇dàiyùpay
- 期待qīdàito look forward to
Learn 招待 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 119: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.