small party; gathering
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
small party; gathering
informalUsed to refer to casual, often informal, social gatherings. It is a loanword from English "party" and is used primarily in Southern Chinese dialects, particularly Cantonese-influenced regions, and in casual modern Mandarin.
Zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
men们
dǎ打
suàn算
kāi开
yī一
gè个
shēng生
rì日
pài派
duì对
。
We plan to throw a birthday party this weekend.
Tā他
de的
qiáo乔
qiān迁
pài派
duì对
zhǐ只
yāo邀
qǐng请
le了
jǐ几
gè个
hǎo好
péng朋
you友
。
His housewarming party only invited a few close friends.
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Nián年
qīng轻
rén人
xǐ喜
huān欢
cān参
jiā加
huà化
zhuāng装
pài派
duì对
。
Young people enjoy attending costume parties.
Tā她
zài在
jiā家
lǐ里
bàn办
le了
yī一
gè个
wēn温
xīn馨
de的
xiǎo小
xíng型
pài派
duì对
。
She held a cozy, small party at her home.