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应邀

應邀
yìngyāo
verb HSK 7-9 #29,720

Meanings

  1. 1 to accept an invitation
  2. 2 at the invitation of

Characters

应
yìng
to accept; to respond to
邀
yāo
to invite
Literally 'respond to an invitation' - to accept an invitation

Examples

HSK 4
教授应邀到北京大学做讲座。
Jiàoshòu yìngyāo dào Běijīng Dàxué zuò jiǎngzuò.
The professor gave a lecture at Peking University upon invitation.
HSK 5
他应邀出席了开幕式。
Tā yìngyāo chūxí le kāimùshì.
He attended the opening ceremony at the invitation.

Tips

register
应邀 is formal and commonly used in news reports and official announcements. In casual speech, people would say 被邀请 (was invited) instead.

Stroke Order

应 yīng
邀 yāo