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退席 (tuì xí) — to leave a banquet or meeting (early or as a protest); to walk out (in protest)

Definition

Formal/written verb meaning to leave a banquet or meeting — either early or as a deliberate protest walkout. Stronger and more theatrical than simply 离开.

verb
to leave a banquet or meeting (early or as a protest)to walk out (in protest)

Examples

  • ，退席。
    Tā yīn wèi shēn tǐ bù shū fu, tí qián tuì xí le.
    He left the banquet early because he felt unwell.
  • ，退席。
    Zài huì yì shàng, tā yīn wèi bù mǎn jué dìng ér fèn rán tuì xí.
    At the meeting, he walked out in anger because he was dissatisfied with the decision.
  • ，。
    Tā céng jīng tuì guò yí cì xí, dàn hòu lái yòu huí lái le.
    He once left a banquet once, but later came back.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

退tuìwithdraw
席xíseat

退席 joins 退, withdraw, with 席, seat, to mean leave one's seat.

Characters in this word

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

  • 皀皀jífood vessel
  • 夊夊suīdownward foot

退 originally showed 皀, a food vessel, with 夊, a downward foot, for leaving the table after eating. In modern 退, the vessel part 皀 changed into an unrelated shape.

Open 退 →

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.

Open 席 →
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