Meaning
invite to come
Chinese: 邀请。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yao” becomes a different word in each tone. 邀 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 邀请yāo qǐngto invite; invitation
- 应邀yìng yāoat sb's invitation; on invitation
- 特邀tè yāospecial invitation
- 邀击yāo jīto intercept; to waylay; to ambush
- 邀集yāo jíto invite a group of people (to assemble for a gathering)
Example Sentence
朋友邀请我参加他的生日聚会。Péng you yāo qǐng wǒ cān jiā tā de shēng rì jù huì.A friend invited me to his birthday party.
朋友Péng youfriend邀请yāo qǐngto invite我wǒI参加cān jiāto participate他tāhe的deof生日shēng rìbirthday聚会jù huìparty。