host a banquet; treat to a meal
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to host a banquet; to lay on a feast; to treat (guests) to a meal
Refers to arranging a formal meal or banquet, often to celebrate an occasion or honor guests. Commonly used in spoken contexts.
Tā他
shēng升
zhí职
le了
，
jué决
dìng定
bǎi摆
zhuō桌
qǐng请
péng朋
you友
men们
chī吃
fàn饭
。
He got a promotion and decided to host a banquet to treat his friends to a meal.
Ér儿
zi子
kǎo考
shàng上
dà大
xué学
，
jiā家
lǐ里
zhǔn准
bèi备
bǎi摆
zhuō桌
qìng庆
zhù祝
。
Their son got into university, so the family is preparing to lay on a feast to celebrate.
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Míng明
tiān天
wǒ我
bǎi摆
zhuō桌
，
dà大
jiā家
yī一
qǐ起
lái来
ba吧
。
I'm hosting a banquet tomorrow—everyone come together.
Wèi为
le了
qìng庆
zhù祝
xīn新
nián年
，
tā他
jué决
dìng定
bǎi摆
yī一
zhuō桌
jiǔ酒
xí席
。
To celebrate the New Year, he decided to host a banquet.