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邀 yāo

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邀 yāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yāo | yao1
English translation
to invite
to request
to intercept
to solicit
to seek
to invite, to welcome; to intercept, to meet

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About 邀 yāo

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

邀 yāo

Contains the radical

辶 chuò

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

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Etymology of 邀 yāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿺辶敫

Semantic compound

辶 chuò

Phonetic compound

敫 jiǎo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 chuò represents the meaning and 敫 jiǎo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 邀 yāo

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不 bù 能 Néng 接受 jiēshòu 您 nín 的 de 盛情 shèngqíng 邀请 yāoqǐng ,深 shēn 为 wéi 抱歉 bàoqiàn .

Much to my regret, I am unable to accept your kind invitation.

邀请 yāoqǐng 桑德拉 Sāng dé lā 的 de 朋友 péngyou 们 men , 我 wǒ 说 shuì 的 de 是 shì 几个 jǐ ge 娘儿们 niáng r men , 到 dào 她 tā 家里 jiā lǐ 陪 péi 陪她.

Have Sandra's friends, the women, go to her house to stay with her.

帕格猜 cāi 不 bù 出 chū 这 zhè 次 cì 邀请 yāoqǐng 究竟 jiūjìng 是 shì 为了 wèile 什么 shénme .

Pug could not guess what this invitation was really about.

逢 féng 节假日 jié jià rì 特邀 tè yāo 艺术团在 zài 园 Yuán 中 Zhōng 演出 yǎnchū .

Every holiday art troupe invited to perform in the garden.

你 nǐ 想 xiǎng 邀请 yāoqǐng 比尔 Bǐ ěr 参加 cānjiā 我们 wǒmen 的 de 万圣节 jiē 聚会 jùhuì 吗 mǎ ?

Do you want to invite Bill to our Halloween party?

Words with 邀 yāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
邀请 yāoqǐng to invite邀請
邀 yāo to invite邀 yāo
应邀 yìngyāo on invitation應邀
邀请赛 yāo qǐng sài invitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms)邀請賽
邀请函 yāo qǐng hán invitation letter邀請函
特邀 tè yāo special invitation特邀 tè yāo
邀约 yāo yuē to invite邀約
邀功 yāo gōng to take the credit for sb's achievement邀功 yāo gōng
邀集 yāo jí to invite a group of people (to assemble for a gathering)邀集 yāo jí

邀 yāo Decomposition & Compounds

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邀 yāo Decomposition

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