HSK 6 · Verbs

款待 kuǎndài “to entertain (guests)” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 款待 means

  1. to entertain (guests)
  2. to treat cordially
  3. to entertain
  4. to be hospitable to

How to say 款待

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale款kuǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale待dài4th tone, falling

款待 in a sentence

  1. 朋友们热情地款待了我们。

    Péngyoumen rèqíng de kuǎndài le wǒmen.

    Our friends treated us very warmly.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 谢谢你们的款待，饭菜太好吃了。

    Xièxie nǐmen de kuǎndài, fàncài tài hǎochī le.

    Thank you for your hospitality; the food was delicious.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 款待 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 款 (kuǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
款kuǎnsection
  • 士scholar · shì
  • 示sign · shì
  • 欠yawn · qiànMeaning part
The character 待 (dài) with each of its parts in a different colour
待dàito wait
  • 彳step · chì
  • 寺court · sì

How to write 款待

款 12 strokes · 待 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

款待 (kuǎndài) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 款待 (kuǎndài). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 款待

Words with 款

付款fùkuǎn · to pay a sum of money贷款dàikuǎn · a loan罚款fákuǎn · to fine款式kuǎnshì · style条款tiáokuǎn · clause

Words with 待

待dāi · to stay接待jiēdài · to receive (visitors or guests)等待děngdài · to wait对待duìdài · to treat招待zhāodài · to hold a reception期待qīdài · to look forward to待遇dàiyù · treatment看待kàndài · to regard亏待kuīdài · to treat unfairly虐待nüèdài · to abuse

More words: Common Verbs

啃kěn · to gnaw扣kòu · to button挎kuà · to carry on the arm or over the shoulder跨kuà · to step across亏待kuīdài · to treat unfairly捆绑kǔnbǎng · to tie up扩充kuòchōng · to expand扩散kuòsàn · to spread

FAQs

款待 (kuǎndài) means “to entertain (guests)” or “to treat cordially”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it kuǎndài: kuǎn with a 3rd tone, then dài with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 款待 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type kuandai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 款待 from the suggestions. Typing kuandai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
款待 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.