邀请 (yāoqǐng) · to invite

邀请 (yāoqǐng) means “to invite; invitation”. It is written with 2 characters: 邀 (to invite) + 请 (please). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 邀请 is built

The characters

邀 yāo · to invite

What 邀 is made of

辶 — walking, moving
敫jiǎo — ancient musical instrument
- 白bái — white
  - 日rì — sun; day
- 方fāng — square
  - 亠tóu — lid
- 攵pū — to rap
  - 乂yì — crossed strokes

请 qǐng · please

What 请 is made of

讠yán — speech
青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
  - 冂 — frame
  - 二 — two strokes

Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 青 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

他邀请我去他家吃饭。Tā yāoqǐng wǒ qù tā jiā chīfàn.He invited me to his home for dinner.

你邀请了多少人？Nǐ yāoqǐng le duōshao rén?How many people did you invite?

Questions about 邀请

What does 邀请 mean?

邀请 (yāoqǐng) means “to invite; invitation”.

How do you pronounce 邀请?

邀请 is pronounced yāoqǐng.

Which HSK level is 邀请?

邀请 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.

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It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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