请客

qǐng kè

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

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to invite

to invite someone, not necessarily involving a meal

Common pattern: 请某人吃饭 or 请客吃饭. Note that 请客 itself already implies a meal, so 请客吃饭 is slightly redundant but very common.

请客 is a verb-object compound, so it can be split (e.g., 请过一次客), unlike a single verb.

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今天我请客，大家想吃什么就点什么。

Today it's my treat; order whatever you like.

他很吝啬，从不请客。

He is very stingy and never treats others.

她对人很大方，经常请客。

She is very generous to others and often treats them.

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to ask

customer