Definition
席 (xí) has three senses: 'woven mat' (unique); 'seat' — a formal or assigned seat, more official than 座位 or 位子; and 'banquet/feast' — a literary term, also used as a classifier, more formal than 宴会.
woven mat (e.g., bamboo or straw mat)banquetfeastseatplace (in a meeting, assembly, or legislature)
Easily confused
- 度dùlook-alike(verb) to spend (time), to pass (time)
- 洗xǐsound-aliketo wash
- 西Xīsound-alikewest; the West
- 吸xīsound-aliketo inhale, to breathe in
- 戏xìsound-alike(noun) drama; play; show (especially theatrical performance)
- 系xìsound-aliketo relate to; to involve; to connect
- 系xìsound-alike(formal/classical) to be; to relate to
- 细xìsound-alikethin, slender
- 溪xīsound-alikecreek; rivulet
- 稀xīsound-alike(of consistency) thin, watery
Examples
- 席。Tā zuò zài zhú xí shàng kànshū.He sat on a bamboo mat reading a book.
- 席。Wǒmen cānjiā le yì xí fēngshèng de hūnyàn.We attended a lavish wedding banquet.
- ，。Huìyì shàng, měi wèi dàibiǎo dōu yóu yí gè xí wèi.At the meeting, each representative had a seat.
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