席
xí
Meaning
- seat
- banquet
- classifier for banquets, conversations etc
Definition
席子；席位；宴席；量词，用于酒席、会议等。
mat; seat; banquet; measure word for banquets, meetings, etc.
Usage
常用作名词，指垫子或座位；也用作量词，如“一席酒”。
Commonly used as a noun for mat or seat; also as a measure word, e.g., 'a banquet'.
Examples
- 1 他买了一张草席铺在地上。(He bought a straw mat to spread on the floor.)
- 2 请各位来宾按号入席。(Guests, please take your seats according to the numbers.)
- 3 今晚设了一席酒宴招待客人。(We prepared a banquet to entertain guests tonight.)
- 4 他们举办了一场盛大的婚宴，摆了二十席。(They held a grand wedding banquet with twenty tables.)
- 5 这次会议共有十席代表参加。(There are ten seats of representatives attending this meeting.)
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