No. 1,669 in Chinese
邀请
"邀请" means "to invite."
In a sentence
我邀请了朋友来参加我的生日聚会。
I invited friends to attend my birthday party.
In this sentence, '邀请' (invite) is used to express the action of asking someone to join an event or occasion.
公司邀请了专家来进行讲座。
The company invited experts to give a lecture.
Here, '邀请' denotes the act of formally requesting someone, often with expertise, for an engagement or event.
他拒绝了我的邀请去看电影。
He declined my invitation to watch a movie.
In this context, '邀请' represents the gesture of extending an offer for an activity or event, which is being declined.
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