喜筵

xǐyán

noun #61,261

Measure Word

一场喜筵 chǎng

Meanings

1 wedding banquet
2 congratulatory feast
3 celebration banquet

Characters

joy / happy occasion

feast / banquet (laid on mats)

Examples

HSK 6

他们的喜筵摆了三十桌。

Tāmen de xǐyán bǎi le sānshí zhuō.

Their wedding banquet had thirty tables.

HSK 7-9

我下周要去参加表姐的喜筵。

Wǒ xiàzhōu yào qù cānjiā biǎojiě de xǐyán.

Next week I'm going to my cousin's wedding banquet.

Tips

usage

Slightly more formal / written than the everyday 喜酒 (lit. 'happy wine') or 婚宴 ('wedding banquet'). The character 筵 specifically means a formal feast laid out on bamboo mats.

Stroke Order

喜 xǐ

筵 yán