请 qǐng to askto inviteplease (do sth)to treat (to a meal etc)to request Example sentences 他想请你看电影。 tā xiǎng qǐng nǐ kàn diànyǐng. He wants to treat you to a movie 明天我请你去中国饭馆吃饭。 míngtiān wǒ qǐng nǐ qù zhōngguó fànguǎn chīfàn. Tomorrow I'll treat you to a meal at a Chinese restaurant 我们公司因为事情很多决定要请两个人来帮忙。 wǒmen gōngsī yīnwèi shìqing hěn duō juédìng yào qǐng liǎng gè rén lái bāngmáng. We have a lot to do in the company so we decided to hire two more people to help