会客厅

會客廳

huìkètīng

noun #38,852

Measure Word

一间会客厅 jiān

Meanings

1 reception room
2 parlor
3 drawing room

Characters

Examples

总理在人民大会堂的会客厅会见了外国领导人。

Zǒnglǐ zài Rénmín Dàhuìtáng de huìkètīng huìjiàn le wàiguó lǐngdǎorén.

The Premier received the foreign leader in the reception room of the Great Hall of the People.

这档节目模仿城市会客厅的形式播出。

Zhè dàng jiémù mófǎng chéngshì huìkètīng de xíngshì bōchū.

The show is broadcast in the format of a city talk-show parlor.

Tips

register

Two main uses: (1) literal — a room for receiving guests in a house or government building; (2) metaphorical, frequent in news — 城市会客厅 'a city's parlor' (a public square or landmark used for important meetings/diplomacy), 媒体会客厅 'media salon' (a TV interview format).

memory

会 'meet' + 客 'guest' + 厅 'hall' → 'hall for meeting guests'.

Stroke Order

会 huì

客 kè

厅 tīng