请 qǐng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
请客
qǐngkè
to treat someone to a meal
Characters in this word
客 kè
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 各 individual
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 今天我请客。 Jīntiān wǒ qǐngkè. I am treating today.
- 他请客吃饭。 Tā qǐngkè chīfàn. He treats us to a meal.
- 明天你请客吗？ Míngtiān nǐ qǐngkè ma? Are you treating tomorrow?
Related words
- 请 qǐng please; to invite, to ask
- 请假 qǐngjià to ask for leave
- 请进 qǐngjìn please come in
- 请问 qǐngwèn excuse me, may I ask…
- 请坐 qǐngzuò please sit down
- 请求 qǐngqiú to request; request
- 请教 qǐngjiào to ask for advice
- 申请 shēnqǐng to apply for
- 邀请 yāoqǐng to invite
- 不客气 búkèqi you're welcome
- 顾客 gùkè customer
- 客人 kèrén guest