xí

炕席

Word · Noun · Measure wordTraditional席

seat; banquet; mat

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Meanings

4 senses · 8 examples
1.

noun

seat; place at a table

Refers to an assigned or designated seat, often at a formal event or meeting.

Qǐng请
àn按
zhào照
míng名
pái牌
duì对
hào号
rù入
xí席
 。

Please take your assigned seat according to the name cards.

Tā他
zài在
huì会
yì议
shàng上
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
zhòng重
yào要
xí席
wèi位
 。

He has an important seat at the conference.

2.

noun

banquet; feast; dinner party

Refers to a prepared meal for a large group, often for a celebration.

Tā他
men们
bǎi摆
le了
shí十
zhuō桌
jiǔ酒
xí席
qìng庆
zhù祝
hūn婚
lǐ礼
 。

They set up ten banquet tables to celebrate the wedding.

Gōng公
sī司
nián年
huì会
de的
yàn宴
xí席
fēi非
cháng常
fēng丰
shèng盛
 。

The banquet at the company's annual meeting was very sumptuous.

3.

noun

mat; woven seating

Specifically refers to a woven mat made of natural materials like reed, bamboo, or straw, used for various practical purposes.

Xià夏
tiān天
shuì睡
zài在
liáng凉
xí席
shàng上
hěn很
shū舒
fu服
 。

It's very comfortable to sleep on a cool mat in summer.

Zhè这
gè个
kàng炕
xí席
shì是
yòng用
lú芦
wěi苇
biān编
de的
 。

This kang mat is woven from reed.

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Yě野
cān餐
shí时
 ,
wǒ我
men们
zài在
dì地
shàng上
pū铺
le了
yī一
zhāng张
xí席
zi子
 。

During the picnic, we spread a mat on the ground.

4.

measure word

for banquets, conversations, or meetings

Used as a measure word for feasts, rounds of talks, or sessions of meetings.

Wèi为
le了
cù促
chéng成
xié协
yì议
 ,
shuāng双
fāng方
jǔ举
xíng行
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
xí席
huì会
tán谈
 。

To reach an agreement, the two sides held several rounds of talks.