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请客

qǐng kè

HSK 4 2-character word Traditional 請客

What 请客 means

1. to give a dinner party
2. to entertain guests
3. to invite to dinner

The characters in 请客

• 请qǐngto ask; to invite; please (do sth)
• 客kècustomer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)

Example sentences

• 我请客。
  It's my treat.
• 晚饭我请客。
  Wǎnfàn wǒ qǐngkè.
  I'll treat you to dinner.
• 今天是我请客。
  Jīntiān shì wǒ qǐngkè.
  Today is my treat.
• 今天我来请客。
  Jīntiān wǒ lái qǐngkè.
  It's my treat today.
• 革命不是请客吃饭。
  A revolution is not a dinner party.

Sounds the same

Read qǐng kè, tone for tone, but written differently.

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