应 yīng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
应邀
yìngyāo
at someone’s invitation; to accept an invitation
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 他应邀出席论坛，并就城市更新发表主题演讲。 Tā yìngyāo chūxí lùntán, bìng jiù chéngshì gēngxīn fābiǎo zhǔtí yǎnjiǎng. He attended the forum by invitation and gave a keynote speech on urban renewal.
- 知名教授应邀来我们学校做讲座。 Zhīmíng jiàoshòu yìngyāo lái wǒmen xuéxiào zuò jiǎngzuò. A well-known professor came to give a lecture at our school by invitation.
- 乐队应邀在婚礼上演奏，气氛非常热烈。 Yuèduì yìngyāo zài hūnlǐ shàng yǎnzòu, qìfēn fēicháng rèliè. The band played at the wedding by invitation, and the atmosphere was very lively.