# 请客 (qǐngkè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 请客 (qǐngkè) means “to treat guests; to pay the bill”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to treat guests; to pay the bill
- Pinyin: qǐngkè (qing3 ke4)
- Traditional: 請客
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2

## Examples

- 今天我过生日，我请客。
  Jīntiān wǒ guò shēngrì, wǒ qǐngkè.
  Today is my birthday, so my treat.

## Characters

- [请](https://hanziro.com/word/qing-please/) (qǐng): please; to invite
- 客 (kè): customer; visitor; guest

https://hanziro.com/word/qing-ke-treat-guests/

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