你不留下来吃饭吗
“Aren't you staying for dinner?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
先回去了
“I'm heading back.”
你不 留下来吃饭 吗
“Aren't you staying for dinner?”
你们吃吧
“You guys eat.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Inviting someone who is about to depart to stay for a meal is an essential reflex of hospitality and courtesy in Chinese social etiquette, even if the guest ultimately declines.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to stay behind / to remain
Commonly used when inviting someone to remain at a place rather than leaving.
stay for a meal / stay and eat
The standard Chinese hospitality phrase used to invite guests or coworkers to join a meal before departing.
Softens the inquiry into a polite conversational question rather than an outright demand.
