Meaning
banquet; woven mat; seat; place; woven mat
Chinese: 宴会、座位、席位。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xi” becomes a different word in each tone. 席 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 主席zhǔ xíchairperson; premier; chairman
- 出席chū xíto attend; to participate; present
- 首席shǒu xíchief (representative, correspondent etc)
- 缺席quē xíto be absent
- 席位xí wèia seat (in a theater, stadium etc); parliamentary or congressional seat
Example Sentence
会场里的座席已经坐满了。Huì chǎng lǐ de zuò xí yǐ jīng zuò mǎn le.The seats in the meeting hall are already full.
会场Huì chǎngmeeting place里lǐinside的deof座席zuò xíseat (at banquet)已经yǐ jīngalready坐zuòto sit满mǎnManchu ethnic group了le(completed action)。