邀请

yāo qǐng

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

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at sb's invitation

verb, meaning to accept an invitation, often used in formal contexts

邀请 is neutral to formal; in casual speech, 请 is more common for quick invitations, while 邀请 carries a sense of ceremony or formality.

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我诚挚地邀请你来参加我的生日会。

I sincerely invite you to come to my birthday party.

我接受你的邀请。

I accept your invitation.

她拒绝了我的邀请。

She declined my invitation.

他再三推辞，最后还是接受了邀请。

He declined repeatedly but eventually accepted the invitation.

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invitation letter

invitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms)

to ask

to invite