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to treat

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

qing3ke4 • qǐngkè

Meaning


Primary

to treat

Alternatives

treat, to foot the bill, foot the bill, to pay for others, pay for others

Mnemonic


请客 To treat is 请 to invite someone as your 客 guest and pay for their meal or entertainment.

Usage


今天 我 请客。

It's my treat today.

这 次 换 你 请客。

It's your turn to treat this time.

为了 庆祝 生日, 她 决定 请客。

To celebrate her birthday, she decided to treat everyone.

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