入席 (rù xí) — to take one's seat (at a formal event such as a…

Definition

Formal verb meaning 'to take one's seat' at a banquet, meeting, or ceremony. Used by hosts or announcers, not in casual everyday situations.

verb

to take one's seat (at a formal event such as a banquet or ceremony)

入席。
Qǐng dà jiā rù xí.
Please take your seats.
，。
Gè wèi lái bīn yǐ jīng rù le xí, wǒ men kāi shǐ ba.
All guests have taken their seats; let's begin.
入席，。
Tā rù xí hòu, yàn huì zhèng shì kāi shǐ.
After he took his seat, the banquet officially began.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

入 means enter, 席 means seat; together they mean entering one's seat at a formal event.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

席 originally showed a woven mat with an ornament. In 席, the mat became 巾, and a later sound part was written as 庶.

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