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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


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

Usage


今天 我 請客。

It's my treat today.

這 次 換 你 請客。

It's your turn to treat this time.

為了 慶祝 生日, 她 決定 請客。

To celebrate her birthday, she decided to treat everyone.

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