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Meaning of 宴

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宴HSK 5
Pinyin: yàn
English Definition: (bound form) feast; repose
Chinese Definition:
①以酒饭款待宾客:宴客。宴饮。宴席。
②聚会在一起吃酒饭:宴会。宴集。
③酒席:设宴。国宴。盛(shèng)宴。
④乐,安闲:宴娱。宴嬉。宴乐。宴居。
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 宀
Ideographic:A woman 女 cooking food 日 for a house 宀 banquet
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 宀 [gàimian2] roof; house
    • 妟 [ yàn ] banquet, feast; to entertain
Similar Characters: 寓
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Example Words
宴会HSK 5 yàn huì banquet; feast; dinner party; Classifiers: 席
晚宴 wǎn yàn banquet; dinner party; soiree
宴请 yàn qǐng to entertain (for dinner); to invite to dinner
宴席 yàn xí banquet; feast
盛宴 shèng yàn feast
More:宴* | *宴 | *宴*
Example Sentences
1
我们请他前来参加我们的晚宴
。
We invited him to come to our dinner party.
2
全体成员都参加了年度晚宴
。
All members attended the annual dinner.
3
我们在这个场合下会举行晚宴
。
We will hold a banquet in this occasion.
4
我不喜欢宴会
,
我宁愿宅在家里
。
I don't enjoy parties, I'd rather stay home.
5
她为晚宴购买了一瓶昂贵的红酒
。
She bought a bottle of expensive red wine for the dinner party.