yāo
Pinyin

Definition

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yāo
  1. to invite
  2. to request
  3. to intercept
  4. to solicit
  5. to seek

Character Decomposition

Related Words (9)

yāo qǐng
  1. 1 to invite
  2. 2 invitation
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
yāo
  1. 1 to invite
  2. 2 to request
  3. 3 to intercept
  4. 4 to solicit
  5. 5 to seek
yāo qǐng hán
  1. 1 invitation letter
  2. 2 classifier: 封 fēng
yìng yāo
  1. 1 at sb's invitation
  2. 2 on invitation
tè yāo
  1. 1 special invitation

Sample Sentences

当我们在给建议的时候,或是邀请别人的时候,我们会用“吧”这个词。
dāng wǒmen zài gěi jiànyì de shíhou ,huòshì yāoqǐng biéren de shíhou ,wǒmen huì yòng “ba ”zhège cí 。
We use the word "ba" when we're offering suggestions or inviting people.
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哎,差不多每次都这样,因为是同事,不邀请吧,也觉得不好意思;邀请他来参加吧,又真的是很不愉快。
āi ,chàbuduō měicì dōu zhèyàng ,yīnwèi shì tóngshì ,bù yāoqǐng ba ,yě juéde bùhǎoyìsi ;yāoqǐng tā lái cānjiā ba ,yòu zhēnde shì hěn bùyúkuài 。
Ah, more or less every time and because he's a colleague, I'd feel a bit embarrassed not to invite him; So I think, I'll invite him, but then it's really miserable.
不少是邀请老师作的,还有这些小幅的是鄙人的拙作。工作室不敢当,就是自娱自乐。
bùshǎo shì yāoqǐng lǎoshī zuò de ,háiyǒu zhèxiē xiǎo fú de shì bǐrén de zhuózuò 。gōngzuòshì bù gǎndāng ,jiùshì zìyúzìlè 。
Many of them are by teachers I invited here, and these ones are some of my poor attempts. I wouldn't presume to hold a workshop, I just do it for my own pleasure.
本期论坛我们非常荣幸地邀请到了我校杰出校友,前国家外交部新闻发言人洪辉先生。洪辉先生现任职于国家外交部新闻司。在他担任外交部发言人期间,所经历的外交实务不可谓不丰富。
běn qí lùntán wǒmen fēicháng róngxìng de yāoqǐng dào le wǒ xiào jiéchū xiàoyǒu ,qián guójiā wàijiāobù xīnwén fāyánrén Hóng Huī xiānsheng 。Hóng Huī xiānsheng xiàn rènzhíyú guójiā wàijiāobù xīnwénsī 。zài tā dānrèn wàijiāobù fāyánrén qījiān ,suǒ jīnglì de wàijiāo shíwù bù kěwèi bù fēngfù 。
We're very honored to have a distinguished school alumnus at the forum this time, the former spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Hui Hong. Mr Hong is currently Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Information Office. He dealt with what can only be described as a diverse range of international affairs during his tenure as spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
好,我们言归正传,上周呢我接到了了钟校长的邮件,可谓诚惶诚恐,校长邀请我参加母校的尖峰论坛并希望我与大家谈一谈外交辞令的相关内容。
hǎo ,wǒmen yánguīzhèngzhuàn ,shàngzhōu ne wǒ jiēdào le le Zhōng xiàozhǎng de yóujiàn ,kěwèi chénghuángchéngkǒng ,xiàozhǎng yāoqǐng wǒ cānjiā mǔxiào de jiānfēng lùntán bìng xīwàng wǒ yǔ dàjiā tán yi tán wàijiāo cílìng de xiāngguān nèiróng 。
OK, now getting back to the main topic, when I received an email from Principal Zhong, you could say I was sent into panic. The principal invited me to attend a summit at my alma mater and hoped that I would be able to talk to everyone about diplomatic rhetoric.
我刚刚从有机超市买了周末晚餐派对的食材,我上个礼拜就邀请你了,别忘了!
wǒ gānggāng cóng yǒujī chāoshì mǎi le zhōumò wǎncān pàiduì de shícái ,wǒ shàng gè lǐbài jiù yāoqǐng nǐ le ,bié wàng le !
I just came from the organic supermarket to buy the ingredients for the dinner party at the weekend. I invited you last week, don't forget!
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太棒了!”女孩儿的邀约让秦宇乐不可支。他开始了打烊的例行工作,清点现金、洗杯子、洗咖啡机、擦桌子、拖地,每一件他都是边哼着歌边做着,他今晚真是开心极了。
tài bàng le !”nǚháiēr de yāoyuē ràng lèbùkězhī 。tā kāishǐ le dǎyàng de lìxíng gōngzuò ,qīngdiǎn xiànjīn 、xǐ bēizi 、xǐ kāfēijī 、cā zhuōzi 、tuōdì ,měi yī jiàn tā dōu shì biān hēng zhe gē biān zuò zhe ,tā jīnwǎn zhēnshi kāixīn jíle 。
"Awesome! "Qinyu was overjoyed at the girl's invitation. He started the routine tasks for closing the shop. He counted up the cash, washed the glasses and coffee machine, wiped the tables, and mopped the floor. He was humming at the same time. He was extremely happy tonight.
所有工作完成,准备关店离开的时候,已经是午夜12点了。秦宇骑上单车准备回家,沿途他不断地回味着晚上女孩儿出现和邀约他的画面及情节。
suǒyǒu gōngzuò wánchéng ,zhǔnbèi guān diàn líkāi de shíhou ,yǐjīng shì wǔyè shíèr diǎn le 。Qínyǔ jì shàng dānchē zhǔnbèi huíjiā ,yántú tā bùduàn de huíwèi zhe wǎnshang nǚháiēr chūxiàn hé yāoyuē tā de huàmiàn jí qíngjié 。
It was already midnight when he's done with all the tasks and ready to leave the shop. Qinyu got on his bike to ride back home. On his way home, he kept thinking back to the scene tonight when the girl showed up with the invitation.
小梁,谢谢你邀请我出席这场品酒会,今晚我学了很多跟红酒有关的专业知识呢!
xiǎo Liáng ,xièxie nǐ yāoqǐng wǒ chūxí zhè chǎng pǐnjiǔhuì ,jīnwǎn wǒ xué le hěn duō gēn hóngjiǔ yǒuguān de zhuānyè zhīshi ne !
Xiao Liang, thank you for inviting me to this wine tasting event. Tonight I learned a lot about the red wine profession!
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看来她变了,说出来可能吓死你,动感单车是他邀我去的,不只如此,我们这周末还要去爬山呢,一起来吧!
kànlai tā biàn le ,shuō chūlai kěnéng hèsǐ nǐ ,dònggǎndānchē shì tā yāo wǒ qù de ,bùzhǐ rúcǐ ,wǒmen zhè zhōumò hái yào qù páshān ne ,yīqǐ lái ba !
She's completely changed. If I tell you, you might die from shock, but she's the one who invited me to go spinning. And not just that, we're going hiking at the weekend. You should come too!
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