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特邀

tèyāo

specially invited

A host hands a red invitation card to a guest at the doorway
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Characters in this word

特 tè

Strokes
10
Radical
牛 — ox, cow, bull
Made of
牛 ox, cow, bull 寺 court, office
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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邀 yāo

Strokes
16
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 敫 ancient musical instrument
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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Example phrases

  • 论坛特邀三位诺贝尔奖得主就气候政策发表演讲。 Lùntán tèyāo sān wèi Nuòbèi'ěr Jiǎng dézhǔ jiù qìhòu zhèngcè fābiǎo yǎnjiǎng. The forum specially invited three Nobel Prize winners to give speeches on climate policy.
  • 他是年会的特邀嘉宾,坐在第一排。 Tā shì niánhuì de tèyāo jiābīn, zuò zài dì yī pái. He is the specially invited guest at the annual meeting, sitting in the front row.
  • 学校特邀他来给学生们做一场讲座。 Xuéxiào tèyāo tā lái gěi xuéshēngmen zuò yì chǎng jiǎngzuò. The school specially invited him to give a lecture to the students.

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