old-fashioned invitation slip; guest list
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
old-fashioned invitation slip for guests; written notification with a guest list
archaicTraditionally used for formal invitations. The invited guest would write the character 知 (meaning 'acknowledged') under their name if attending, or 谢 (meaning 'declined') if not attending.
Zhǔ主
rén人
jiā家
xiě写
le了
zhī知
dān单
，
pài派
pú仆
rén人
āi挨
jiā家
āi挨
hù户
sòng送
qù去
。
The host wrote out an invitation slip and sent servants to deliver it to every household.
zìz
h
ī
After receiving the invitation slip, he wrote the character 'zhi' under his name to indicate he would attend.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhī知
dān单
de的
xí习
sú俗
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
This custom of using invitation slips is rarely seen nowadays.