English–Chinese
“invite” in Chinese
How to say “invite” in Chinese
“Invite” in Chinese is 约 (yuē).
A planned meeting or shared activity is brought into agreement between people.
Example sentences with 约
他们在电话里约了下周见面。tā men zài diàn huà lǐ yuē le xià zhōu jiàn miàn
They arranged by phone to meet next week.
Tips for using 约
- In everyday conversation, the invited person commonly follows the verb, and a later time, place, or activity completes the plan.
Other Chinese words for “invite”
小王昨天招待了我们吃饭。xiǎo wáng zuó tiān zhāo dài le wǒ men chī fàn
Xiaowang invited us for dinner yesterday.
我想邀请你来我家吃饭。wǒ xiǎng yāo qǐng nǐ lái wǒ jiā chī fàn
I want to invite you to my home for dinner.
他把朋友招到家里吃饭。tā bǎ péng yǒu zhāo dào jiā lǐ chī fàn
He invited his friend home for a meal.
他常常邀我去他家吃饭。tā cháng cháng yāo wǒ qù tā jiā chī fàn
He often invites me home for a meal.