HSK 1 · VERSION 2.0#31
Pivot Sentences with “qǐng”
兼语句（请）
How it works
With 请, one person asks another person to do something. The middle noun acts like the object of the first verb and the subject of the second verb.
The pattern
Subject + 请 + Person + Verb
Example sentences
我请你吃饭。
I invite you to eat.
老师请他回答问题。
The teacher asks him to answer the question.
妈妈请我买菜。
Mom asks me to buy vegetables.
Usage note
This is a simple type of pivot sentence often taught early.