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Jyutping jiu1
Pinyin yāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to invite
  2. to request
  3. to intercept
  4. to solicit
  5. to seek
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to invite/to request/to intercept/to solicit/to seek/to call/to welcome/to meet/to waylay/to ambush
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    邀請
    to invite
    • 應邀
      应邀
      jing3 jiu1
      to accept an invitation
    • 誠邀
      诚邀
      sing4 jiu1
      to invite sincerely
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Min-Bei, Waxiang
    and
  2. character
    to wait for the arrival of somebody
  3. character
    to invite; to welcome
  4. character, obsolete
    to meet; to intercept
  5. character, obsolete
    to solicit; to seek
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. invite, welcome
  2. meet, intercept
  3. Cangjie Input
    YHSK
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4827
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #263
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    照这样的情况,很抱歉,我不能接受你的盛情邀请。
    照這樣的情況,很抱歉,我不能接受你的盛情邀請。
    zhào zhè yàng de qíng kuàng , hěn bào qiàn , wǒ bù néng jiē shòu nǐ de shèng qíng yāo qǐng 。
    • As such is the case, I am sorry I can't accept your kind invitation.
  2. Mandarin
    他受邀做俱乐部的主席。
    他受邀做俱樂部的主席。
    tā shòu yāo zuò jù lè bù de zhǔ xí 。
    • He was invited to be the chairman of the club.
  3. Mandarin
    她邀请我们去她的生日派对。
    她邀請我們去她的生日派對。
    tā yāo qǐng wǒ men qù tā de shēng rì pài duì 。
    • She invited us to her birthday party.
  4. Mandarin
    我们希望在不久的将来邀请彼得去日本。
    我們希望在不久的將來邀請彼得去日本。
    wǒ men xī wàng zài bù jiǔ de jiāng lái yāo qǐng bǐ dé qù rì běn 。
    • We wish to invite Peter to Japan in the near future.
  5. Mandarin
    我们昨天发出了邀请。
    我們昨天發出了邀請。
    wǒ men zuó tiān fā chū le yāo qǐng 。
    • We've sent the invitations yesterday.
    • We sent out the invitations yesterday.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    好难抗拒佢热情嘅邀请。
    好難抗拒佢熱情嘅邀請。
    hou2 naan4 kong3 keoi5 keoi5 jit6 cing4 ge3 jiu1 cing2.
    • It is difficult to refuse his warm and friendly invitation.
  2. Cantonese
    电视台甘愿以天价邀请佢哋演出呢套剧。
    電視台甘願以天價邀請佢哋演出呢套劇。
    din6 si6 toi4 gam1 jyun6 ji5 tin1 gaa3 jiu1 cing2 keoi5 dei6 jin2 ceot1 ni1 tou3 kek6.
    • The company is willing to pay an exorbitant price for their performance in this soap opera.
  3. Cantonese
    首先,我哋邀请校长为毕业礼致辞。
    首先,我哋邀請校長為畢業禮致辭。
    sau2 sin1, ngo5 dei6 jiu1 cing2 haau6 zoeng2 wai6 bat1 jip6 lai5 zi3 ci4.
    • First, let us invite our president to deliver a speech for our graduation ceremony.
  4. Cantonese
    应邀
    應邀
    jing3 jiu1
    • to accept an invitation
  5. Cantonese
    我冇邀请咭㗎,我搏懵行入去㗎咋。
    我冇邀請咭㗎,我搏懵行入去㗎咋。
    ngo5 mou5 jiu1 cing2 kaat1 gaa3, ngo5 bok3 mung2 haang4 jap6 heoi3 gaa3 zaa3.
    • I didn't have an invitation card, I just tried to sneak in.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    穆巴拉克总统欢迎并感谢江泽民主席应他的邀请来到亚历山大与他会晤。
    穆巴拉克總統歡迎並感謝江澤民主席應他的邀請來到亞歷山大與他會晤。
    mù bā lā kè zǒng tǒng huān yíng bìng gǎn xiè jiāng zé mín zhǔ xí yìng tā de yāo qǐng lái dào yà lì shān dà yǔ tā huì wù .
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  2. Mandarin
    他们邀请谁了?
    他們邀請誰了?
    tā men yāo qǐng shéi le ?
    • Whom did they invite?
  3. Mandarin
    我们邀请了所有的亲戚来参加婚礼。
    我們邀請了所有的親戚來參加婚禮。
    wǒ men yāo qǐng le suǒ yǒu de qīn qī lái cān jiā hūn lǐ .
    • We invited all our relatives to the wedding.
  4. Mandarin
    盛情相邀
    盛情相邀
    shèng qíng xiāng yāo
    • to graciously extend an invitation
  5. Mandarin
    只有蠢人,才是他一个人,或者邀集一堆人,不作调查,而只是冥思苦索地“想办法”,“打主意”。
    只有蠢人,才是他一個人,或者邀集一堆人,不作調查,而只是冥思苦索地“想辦法”,“打主意”。
    zhǐ yǒu chǔn rén , cái shì tā yī gè rén , huò zhě yāo jí yī duī rén , bù zuò diào chá , ér zhǐ shì míng sī kǔ suǒ de “ xiǎng bàn fǎ ” , “ dǎ zhǔ yì ” .
    • Only a blockhead cudgels his brains on his own, or together with a group, to "find solution" or "evolve an idea" without making any investigation.