give a farewell dinner; see off
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to give a farewell dinner; to see someone off with a feast
formalA traditional Chinese custom of hosting a dinner or banquet to bid farewell to someone departing on a journey. More formal and specific than simple 'sending off'.
Wèi为
dài代
biǎo表
tuán团
jiàn饯
xíng行
。
To give a farewell dinner for the delegation.
Míng明
tiān天
tā他
yào要
chū出
guó国
le了
，
péng朋
you友
men们
tè特
dì地
wèi为
tā他
jiàn饯
xíng行
。
He's going abroad tomorrow, so his friends specially held a farewell dinner for him.
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Gōng公
sī司
jǔ举
bàn办
wǎn晚
yàn宴
wèi为
tuì退
xiū休
de的
lǎo老
jīng经
lǐ理
jiàn饯
xíng行
。
The company held a dinner party to give a send-off to the retired manager.