应邀 + 动词
at the invitation of; having been invited (to)
Structure
主语 + 应邀 + 动词（来华、访问、出席、参加、讲学） ／ 应 某方 （的） 邀请 ， 动作
What it means
At someone’s invitation: 应 (yìng) means “to respond to”, so 应邀 is “in response to an invitation”.
How it is built
Subject + 应邀 + verb (来华, 访问, 出席, 讲学), or open with 应 + host + (的) 邀请: 应中方邀请，总统将访问中国 (at China’s invitation, the president will visit China).
When to use it
The standard wording of diplomatic news, programmes and biographies. In speech say 被请来 or 人家请他来.
Watch out
应邀 already means “invited”, so no 被: ✗ 被应邀出席 ✓ 应邀出席. Read 应 as yìng (fourth tone), not yīng as in 应该.
Examples
组建飞虎队的，是1937年应邀来华的美国人陈纳德。
The man who formed the Flying Tigers was Claire Chennault, an American who had come to China at its invitation in 1937.
应中方邀请，该国总统将于下月对中国进行国事访问。
At China’s invitation, the country’s president will pay a state visit to China next month.
这位作家应邀出席了开幕式，并作了简短的发言。
The writer attended the opening ceremony as an invited guest and gave a short speech.
Learn this in Lesson 205 · HSK 7–9: 飞虎队与驼峰航线 (The Flying Tigers and the Hump)
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