中国人请客

zhōng guó中国rén人qǐng kè请客de的shí hou时候，cháng cháng常常diǎn点hěn很duō多cài菜。

When Chinese hosts invite you to eat, they usually order a lot of dishes.

rén人bù不duō多，dàn shì但是zhuō zi桌子shàng上de的cài菜hěn很duō多。

There are not many people, but the table is covered in dishes.

zhǔ rén主人pà怕kè rén客人chī吃bù不bǎo饱，suǒ yǐ所以ràng让kè rén客人duō多chī吃yī一diǎn点。

The host worries the guest will not eat enough, so they urge you to have more.

kè rén客人chī吃bǎo饱yǐ hòu以后，zhǔ rén主人hái还huì会wèn问yào bù要不yào要zài再jiā加yī一gè个cài菜。

After the guest is full, the host still asks whether to order another dish.

fù付qián钱de的shí hou时候，dà jiā大家cháng cháng常常yī qǐ一起shuō说：「wǒ我lái来，wǒ我lái来！」

When it is time to pay, everyone says at once: let me, let me!

yǒu de有的rén人huì会xiān先qù去fù付qián钱，bù不ràng让bié ren别人zhī dào知道。

Some go and pay first without telling anyone.

suǒ yǐ所以zài在zhōng guó中国，shéi谁qǐng kè请客tōng cháng通常hěn很zǎo jiù早就shuō说hǎo好le了。

So in China, who is hosting is usually settled long in advance.