主宾

主賓
zhǔbīn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 guest of honor
  2. 2 principal guest
  3. 3 host and guests (collectively)

Examples

Jīnnián túshū bólǎnhuì de zhǔbīn guó shì Fǎguó.
France is the guest-of-honor country at this year's book fair.
Yànhuì shang, zhǔbīn xiāngtán shèn huān.
At the banquet, the host and guest of honor talked very happily.

Tips

register
Formal — used for state visits, banquets, book fairs and trade expos. The compound 主宾 zhǔbīn guó ('guest-of-honor country') is the standard format for international fairs.
mistakes
Don't confuse with 主人 zhǔrén ('host'). 主宾 = 'main guest', i.e. the most important among the guests. The here modifies , not the opposite.

Stroke Order

zhǔ
bīn