Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
应酬
English translation:
entertain
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Jul 17, 2008 15:15
15 yrs ago
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Chinese term
应酬
Chinese to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Common Usage
It was tiresome last night, 应酬 till 11:00 PM. Could anyone tell me how this phrase "应酬" can be properly translated into English?
Many thanks in advance!
Many thanks in advance!
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Denyce Seow
Singapore
Singapore
Native in English
Works in field
Singapore
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English (Variants: Singaporean, UK, US) 
Works in: Chinese to English
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entertain
I had to entertain my clients till 11:00 PM.
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Jason Ma
: Yeah, extend hospitality to your friends, clients.
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Chun Un
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AliceChen
: agree
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LoyalTrans
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Jingjing Yu (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to all who participated in the discussion of this term. I choose this one because it looks more elegant to express the tiresomeness of 应酬, though we can never be sure of "who entertains whom." However, I hope that everyone of us is entertained and amused."
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pastoral taylor
China
China
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China
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Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, French to Chinese
socialize
socializing till 11:00 PM.
"socialize" maybe not good enough in this case...just for your reference.
"socialize" maybe not good enough in this case...just for your reference.
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dinner party
中國人有"聚"必有"餐",如果你分別想像"应酬"和"dinner party" 的場面, 總是差不多吧! 不過這不是我自己想像出來的. Yahoo 字典上說:
"a social engagement, especially a dinner party" 若是這樣說, 我還有話說,有少數人(高官的夫人)幾乎天天"應酬",深夜方歸, 她們的應酬是打麻將. 似乎"Majong gathering "還比較合適.
"a social engagement, especially a dinner party" 若是這樣說, 我還有話說,有少數人(高官的夫人)幾乎天天"應酬",深夜方歸, 她們的應酬是打麻將. 似乎"Majong gathering "還比較合適.
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playing host
not that there's anything wrong with socialize or entertain...
Example sentence:
I love company but you get a little tired playing host all the time. Worrying if everyone had enough to eat...
Reference:
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William He
China
China
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China
18 Years! IT, Business and Technical!
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Traditional, Simplified)
Works in: English, English to Chinese, Chinese to English
FIY
如果是业务方面的，可以是business entertainment，如果是社交方面的可以是social parties! 供参考！
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social gathering or engagement
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33456
Social engagements mean different things to different people. For some, they're an occasion to get together with old friends and share some laughs. For others, they're a chance to maybe meet that special someone. For me, social gatherings are much more than that: They're a golden opportunity to hustle for contacts.
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应酬未必是晚宴，可以只是两人一起到pub喝酒或去高尔夫球场打球。通常去应酬的人是被邀请的人而不是主人。
另外，socialize 中文更贴切的翻译应该是社交。
Social engagements mean different things to different people. For some, they're an occasion to get together with old friends and share some laughs. For others, they're a chance to maybe meet that special someone. For me, social gatherings are much more than that: They're a golden opportunity to hustle for contacts.
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2008-07-18 16:20:59 GMT)
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应酬未必是晚宴，可以只是两人一起到pub喝酒或去高尔夫球场打球。通常去应酬的人是被邀请的人而不是主人。
另外，socialize 中文更贴切的翻译应该是社交。
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AJL MedCom (X)
: indeed, not all engagements conote 'entertainment'
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感恩！
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Gertrude Tsau
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感恩！
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Jason Young
China
China
Native in Chinese
China
I translate, and I care! 20 years
Native in: Chinese
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
socialize
heard someone say it at a wedding party (He goes, "Excuse me for a while. I gotta socialize a bit"). i guess "应酬" can be both ways, either to entertain or to be entertained.
TRY & FYI
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Note added at 4 days (2008-07-22 01:56:36 GMT)
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meet people
TRY & FYI
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Note added at 4 days (2008-07-22 01:56:36 GMT)
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meet people
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pastoral taylor
: 我迟两分钟就看到你的答案，不用打那么多字了：）
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you weren't as 狠 as you used to be, buddy. Thanks :-)
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LoyalTrans
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