请来 (qǐng lái) — (resultative verb) to succeed in inviting (someone to come)
Definition
请来 is a resultative verb: invite someone to come, focusing on whether the invitation succeeded. Contrast with the potential form 请不来, meaning unable to get them to come.
verb
(resultative verb) to succeed in inviting (someone to come)
Examples
- 请来。Zhè cì jù huì wǒ qǐng lái le èr shí duō gè péng you.I succeeded in inviting over twenty friends to this party.
- ，。Wǒ qǐng tā lái, dàn tā jù jué le.I invited him to come, but he refused.
- ，请来。Tā zuì jìn tài máng le, wǒ qǐng lái bù lái tā.He's been too busy lately, so I can't succeed in inviting him.
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