宴席

yànxí

noun #18,687

Measure Word

一场宴席 chǎng

Meanings

1 banquet
2 feast

Characters

seat; mat; banquet

Examples

他们为新婚夫妇准备了丰盛的宴席。

Tāmen wèi xīnhūn fūfù zhǔnbèi le fēngshèng de yànxí.

They prepared a lavish banquet for the newlyweds.

天下没有不散的宴席。

Tiānxià méiyǒu bù sàn de yànxí.

All good things must come to an end.

Tips

culture

天下没有不散的宴席 ('no banquet lasts forever') is one of the most commonly quoted proverbs about parting. It appears in 红楼梦 (Dream of the Red Chamber).

Stroke Order

宴 yàn

席 xí