bāoxí

包席

Word · Verb · Noun

book a set banquet; set banquet

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to book a set menu banquet; to reserve a table with a fixed course

Used when ordering food for a group event like a wedding, company dinner, or banquet. Often compared to ordering individual dishes (点菜).

Nǐ你
men们
shì是
diǎn点
cài菜
hái还
shì是
bāo包
xí席
 ?

Will you order individual dishes or book a set banquet?

Wèi为
le了
shěng省
shì事
 ,
gōng公
sī司
nián年
huì会
jué决
dìng定
bāo包
xí席
 。

To save trouble, the company annual dinner decided to book a set banquet.

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Hūn婚
yàn宴
bāo包
le了
sān三
zhuō桌
xí席
 。

The wedding banquet reserved three tables with set courses.

2.

noun

set banquet; pre-arranged banquet table

Refers to the banquet itself, the pre-arranged set of dishes served at a table. Also called 包桌.

Zhè这
jiā家
fàn饭
diàn店
de的
bāo包
xí席
hěn很
shí实
huì惠
 。

The set banquets at this restaurant are very cost-effective.

Wǒ我
men们
dìng订
le了
yī一
gè个
shí十
rén人
fèn份
de的
bāo包
xí席
 。

We booked a set banquet for ten people.