请／叫／让／派 + 人 + 做事
invite, tell, let or send someone to do something
Structure
主语 + 请／叫／让／派 + 人 + 动词（+ 宾语）
What it means
Says someone invites, tells, lets or sends a person to do something. The person in the middle receives the first verb, then does the second.
How it is built
Subject + 请／叫／让／派 + person + verb (+ object): 妈妈叫我早一点儿回家 (Mum told me to come home a bit earlier).
When to use it
请 is polite (“invite”): 陈阿姨请大卫去她家做客. 叫 and 让 are everyday “tell, have, let”. 派 is “send”, said of a boss or an office.
Watch out
English “tell someone to do something” is 叫 or 让, not 告诉. ✗ 妈妈告诉我回家。 ✓ 妈妈叫我回家。
Examples
陈阿姨请大卫去她家做客。
Auntie Chen invited David round to her home.
妈妈叫我早一点儿回家。
Mum told me to come home a bit earlier.
老师让我们多说汉语。
The teacher gets us to speak more Chinese.
街道派志愿者来帮老人。
The sub-district office sends volunteers to help old people.
Learn this in HSK 3 · Lesson 2: 新邻居 (Neighbours)
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