喜宴
xǐ yàn
Pinyin

Definition

喜宴
 - 
xǐ yàn
  1. wedding banquet

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 to be fond of
  2. 2 to like
  3. 3 to enjoy
  4. 4 to be happy
  5. 5 to feel pleased
  6. 6 happiness
  7. 7 delight
  8. 8 glad
xǐ huan
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to be fond of
gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. 1 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
jīng xǐ
  1. 1 nice surprise
  2. 2 to be pleasantly surprised
xǐ shì
  1. 1 happy occasion
  2. 2 wedding

Idioms (20)

一则以喜,一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
  1. 1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
喜不自胜
xǐ bù zì shèng
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
喜不自禁
xǐ bù zì jīn
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
  1. 1 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 overjoyed at the turn of events

Sample Sentences

回想那一天喧闹的喜宴,
huíxiǎng nà yī tiān nào de xǐyàn ,
Thinking back on that day, a noisy wedding banquet