How to Say ‘Treat; invite’ in Simplified Chinese
请
qǐng
[cheeng]
💬 Usage Tip: [请] can mean "invite" or "treat" when followed by a person and an action, as in [我请你喝...] = "I'll treat you to..." It's not only the polite word "please."
🇨🇳 In China: Offering [我请你] can sound flirtatious or generous in this setting, but it also creates a small social obligation. Use it if you mean it, not as a throwaway line.
Phrase Breakdown
请
qǐng
[cheeng]
to invite; to treat; please
Can mean 'please,' or to invite someone / pay for them in a social setting.
我想请你去那边喝一杯，顺便聊聊。
I'd like to treat you to a drink over there and chat a bit.
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