喜帖

xǐtiě
noun #38,492

Measure Word

一张喜帖 zhāng

Meanings

  1. 1 wedding invitation

Examples

Wǒ shōudào le Xiǎo Lǐ de xǐtiě.
I got Xiao Li's wedding invitation.
Xiànzài hěn duō rén zhíjiē fā diànzǐ xǐtiě.
These days a lot of people just send digital wedding invitations.
Shōudào xǐtiě jiù bìxū bāo hóngbāo.
If you receive a wedding invitation you're obliged to give a red envelope.

Tips

culture
Traditional paper 喜帖 are red with gold (double-happiness) characters. Receiving one obligates the recipient to attend the banquet or send 份子钱 (cash gift) — refusing without a gift is a serious social breach.

Stroke Order

tiě