English–Chinese

“treat” in Chinese

Chinese

Also治疗 (zhì liáo) · 治 (zhì) · 对待 (duì dài) · 救治 (jiù zhì) · 款待 (kuǎn dài)

Pronunciation

Pinyinqǐng kè

Example

下次我请客,你想吃什么?xià cì wǒ qǐng kè nǐ xiǎng chī shén me

I'll treat next time; what do you want to eat?

Illustration for 请客 (treat)

How to say “treat” in Chinese

“Treat” in Chinese is 请客 (qǐng kè).

A host brings people together and covers the cost of their shared meal or activity.

Full entry for 请客: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 请客

今天他被人请客,觉得有点不好意思。jīn tiān tā bèi rén qǐng kè jué de yóu diǎn bù hǎo yì si

Today someone treated him to a meal, and he felt a little embarrassed.

Tips for using 请客

  • English speakers often separate inviting someone from paying for an outing, but this word joins those ideas and shows who covers the cost.

Other Chinese words for “treat”

医生正在治疗病人。yī shēng zhèng zài zhì liáo bìng rén

The doctor is treating the patient.

3

治

zhì

verbtreat

医生要治好他的伤。yī shēng yào zhì hǎo tā de shāng

The doctor needs to treat his injury.

公司应该公平地对待员工。gōng sī yīng gāi gōng píng dì duì dài yuán gōng

The company should treat its employees fairly.

医生把病人救治好了。yī shēng bǎ bìng rén jiù zhì hǎo le

The doctor treated the patient and made him better.

我们会好好款待你。wǒ men huì háo hǎo kuǎn dài nǐ

We will treat you well.

今天晚饭我请客。jīn tiān wǎn fàn wǒ qǐng kè

I am treating you to dinner tonight.

“treat” in other languages