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招待 zhāodài

招待 zhāodài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 招待 zhāodài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhāodài | zhao1 dai4
English translation
to receive (guests)
to entertain
reception

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Traditional form

招待 zhāodài

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 招待 zhāodài

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zhāo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Shào represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

扌召

Number of Strokes

8
dāi

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chì represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

彳寺

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 招待 zhāodài

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他们 tā men yòng dàn fàn chá 招待 zhāodài 我们 wǒmen .

They treated us with simple food.

姑姑 gūgu dài guàng 动物园 dòng wù yuán ,作为 zuòwéi duì de 特殊 tèshū 招待 zhāodài .

My aunt took me to the zoo as a treat.

míng 女招待送来 le 他们 tā men diǎn de 葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ .

A waitress arrived with the wine they had ordered.

迈克尔 Mài kè ěr 走下病床 bìng chuáng 招待 zhāodài 客人 kèrén

Michael left his sickbed to entertain his house guests.

最近 zuìjìn 承办 chéngbàn le 一次 yī cì 总统 zǒngtǒng 招待会 zhāo dài huì de 宴席 yàn xí

He recently did the catering for a presidential reception.

招待 zhāodài Decomposition

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招待 zhāodài Compounds

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