请柬

• 拼音: qǐng jiǎn
• 汉字拆解: 请 = 讠+ 青 (invite/request); 柬 = 束 + 丨(classical term for a letter or card)

含义

A formal invitation card; an official written invitation sent for important ceremonies, banquets, or high-profile events. The most formal term for a written invitation.

Used for weddings, state banquets, official ceremonies, and major cultural events. 发出请柬 (issue invitations), 收到请柬 (receive an invitation). Distinguished from 请帖 by its greater formality, typically printed or engraved. Common in government, diplomatic, and high-society contexts.

例句

1. 婚礼前两个月，他们将精心设计的烫金请柬一一寄送给了所有亲朋好友。
2. 政府为纪念建国七十五周年举办了盛大庆典，向各界代表发出了正式请柬。
3. 她收到了一张烫印精美的请柬，受邀出席在市政厅举办的年度文化奖颁奖典礼。

用法指南

语境: ceremonies, weddings, government, culture

语气: formal

正确说法

• 出席颁奖典礼须凭请柬入场，无柬者一律谢绝入内，以确保活动的庄重秩序。(Attendance at the awards ceremony requires an invitation card; those without one will be refused entry to maintain the solemnity and order of the occasion.)
• 每年春节前后，各地政府机构纷纷向海外华人侨领发出新春招待会的请柬。(Around the Spring Festival each year, government agencies issue invitations to overseas Chinese community leaders for New Year receptions.)

错误说法

• 我口头给他发了一张请柬 — 请柬 is a physical written card, not a verbal invitation; use 邀请 or 口头邀请 for verbal invitations to events

起源与历史

请 (invite/request) + 柬 (card/letter; classical term for a written note) — a formal written note of invitation

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal