"Invitation" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 邀请 | yāo qǐng | to invite / invitation / CL:個|个[ge4] |   |
| 帖子 | tiě zi | card / invitation / message / (forum) post | |
| 邀约 | yāo yuē | to invite / invitation | |
| 应邀 | yìng yāo | at sb's invitation / on invitation | |
| 特邀 | tè yāo | special invitation | |
| 推辞 | tuī cí | to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) | |
| 邀请函 | yāo qǐng hán | invitation letter / CL:封[feng1] | |
| 邀请赛 | yāo qǐng sài | invitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms) | |
| 请柬 | qǐng jiǎn | invitation card / written invitation | |
| 请帖 | qǐng tiě | invitation card / written invitation | |
| 喜帖 | xǐ tiě | wedding invitation | |
| 约请 | yuē qǐng | to invite / to issue an invitation | |
| 帖 |  tiě | invitation card / notice | |
| 恭敬不如从命 | gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng | deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom) / (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc) | |
| 不速而至 | bù sù ér zhì | to arrive without invitation / unexpected guest / unwanted presence | |
| 留饭 | liú fàn | to put some food aside for sb / to invite sb to stay for a meal / invitation to dinner | |
| 红色炸弹 | hóng sè zhà dàn | (jocular) wedding invitation (lit. "red bomb", because wedding invitations use red paper, and invitees are expected to give a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift) | |
| 回请 | huí qǐng | to return an invitation | |
| 回帖 | huí tiě | to reply to an invitation / (Internet) to post a comment on a forum topic | |
| 约吗 | yuē ma | (neologism c. 2014) (slang) Are you interested? (originally an invitation for casual sex, later generalized as a playful or humorous invitation for any activity) | |
