贵 guì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
贵宾
guìbīn
honoured guest; VIP
Characters in this word
宾 bīn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 兵 soldier
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 论坛主办方为海外贵宾安排了同声传译和专门的接待通道。 Lùntán zhǔbànfāng wèi hǎiwài guìbīn ānpái le tóngshēng chuányì hé zhuānmén de jiēdài tōngdào. The forum organiser arranged simultaneous interpretation and a dedicated reception channel for overseas honoured guests.
- 酒店为贵宾准备了一间最大的房间。 Jiǔdiàn wèi guìbīn zhǔnbèi le yì jiān zuì dà de fángjiān. The hotel prepared its biggest room for the VIP guest.
- 贵宾到场时，大家都起立鼓掌。 Guìbīn dào chǎng shí, dàjiā dōu qǐlì gǔzhǎng. When the guest of honour arrived, everyone stood up and applauded.
Related words
- 贵 guì expensive
- 宝贵 bǎoguì precious; valuable
- 珍贵 zhēnguì precious
- 昂贵 ángguì expensive
- 贵重 guìzhòng precious, valuable
- 高贵 gāoguì noble; honourable; elegant
- 贵族 guìzú noble; aristocracy
- 可贵 kěguì valuable; commendable
- 名贵 míngguì precious; rare and valuable
- 难能可贵 nánnéngkěguì commendable; precious because it is difficult to achieve
- 尊贵 zūnguì honourable; noble; distinguished
- 宾馆 bīnguǎn hotel