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Meaning of 宴

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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:
Ideographic: A woman cooking food for a house banquet
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [gàimian2] roof; house
    • [ yàn ] banquet, feast; to entertain
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Example Words
宴会 yàn huì banquet; feast; dinner party; Classifiers:
晚宴 wǎn yàn banquet; dinner party; soiree
宴请 yàn qǐng to entertain (for dinner); to invite to dinner
宴席 yàn banquet; feast
盛宴 shèng yàn feast
More: 宴* | *宴 | *宴*
Example Sentences
1
We invited him to come to our dinner party.
2
All members attended the annual dinner.
3
We will hold a banquet in this occasion.
4
I don't enjoy parties, I'd rather stay home.
5
She bought a bottle of expensive red wine for the dinner party.