Definition
盛情难却 is a four-character set phrase (成语) meaning 'it's hard to decline such warm hospitality.' You use it when someone offers you something with great sincerity — food, a gift, an invitation — and you feel you must accept because refusing would seem rude or ungrateful. It's a polite, slightly literary expression often said aloud in social situations to show appreciation while accepting.
f.e.
it's difficult to turn down such warm hospitalityone cannot refuse such kindness
Examples
- ，盛情难却，。Péngyou yídìng yào qǐng wǒ chīfàn, zhēn shì chéng, wǒ jiù qù le.My friend insisted on treating me to dinner — it was hard to refuse such kindness, so I went.
- 盛情难却，。chéng, wǒ zhǐhǎo shōu xià le zhè fèn lǐwù.It was difficult to turn down such warm hospitality, so I had to accept this gift.
- ，盛情难却，。Zhǔrén tài rèqíng le, chéng, wǒ duō hē le liǎng bēi.The host was so warm that I couldn't refuse and ended up drinking two extra glasses.
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