Definition
请来 is a resultative verb compound formed by 请 (invite) and 来 (come). It means 'to succeed in inviting someone to come'. You can split it: insert the object between 请 and 来 (e.g., 请他来 'invite him to come') or add 不/得 for potential complements (e.g., 请不来 'cannot succeed in inviting').
r.v.
(resultative verb) to succeed in inviting (someone to come)
Examples
- 请来。Zhè cì jùhuì wǒ qǐng lái le èrshí duō gè péngyou.I succeeded in inviting over twenty friends to this party.
- ，。Wǒ qǐng tā lái, dàn tā jùjué le.I invited him to come, but he refused.
- ，请来。Tā zuìjìn 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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