# 应酬 (yìngchou)

In Mandarin Chinese, 应酬 (yìngchou) means “to socialize; social engagement”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to socialize; social engagement
- Pinyin: yìngchou (ying4 chou5)
- Traditional: 應酬
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他不喜欢参加那些无聊的应酬。
  Tā bù xǐhuan cānjiā nàxiē wúliáo de yìngchou.
  He dislikes going to those boring social engagements.

## Characters

- [应](https://hanziro.com/word/ying-should/) (yīng): should; ought to
- 酬 (chóu): to entertain; to repay

https://hanziro.com/word/ying-chou-socialize/

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