席 xí
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
席
xí
seat; mat; banquet; classifier for banquets or speeches
Character
Example phrases
- 议会中每一席都可能影响法案能否通过。 Yìhuì zhōng měi yì xí dōu kěnéng yǐngxiǎng fǎ'àn néng fǒu tōngguò. In parliament, every single seat may affect whether a bill can pass.
- 请各位来宾入席，宴会马上就要开始。 Qǐng gèwèi láibīn rùxí, yànhuì mǎshàng jiù yào kāishǐ. Dear guests, please take your seats, the banquet is about to begin.
- 他在宴席上认识了很多新朋友。 Tā zài yànxí shàng rènshi le hěn duō xīn péngyou. At the banquet he got to know many new friends.
Related words
- 出席 chūxí to attend
- 主席 zhǔxí chairperson
- 缺席 quēxí to be absent
- 首席 shǒuxí chief; principal; first-ranking
- 席位 xíwèi seat; position
- 屋檐 wūyán eaves
- 盏 zhǎn measure word for lamps, lights, cups, etc.
- 足不出户 zúbùchūhù to stay at home; without leaving home
- 摇篮 yáolán cradle; birthplace
- 污秽 wūhuì filthy; obscene; filth
- 蚊帐 wénzhàng mosquito net
- 烟囱 yāncōng chimney; smokestack