席
xí
Pinyin

Definition

席
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xí
  1. woven mat
  2. seat
  3. banquet
  4. place in a democratic assembly
  5. classifier for banquets, conversations etc
席 (蓆)
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xí
  1. variant of 席[xí]
  2. woven mat
席
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Xí
  1. surname Xi

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

褯
jiè
  1. 1 diaper
席
xí
  1. 1 variant: 席 xí
  2. 2 woven mat

Related Words (20)

主席
zhǔ xí
  1. 1 chairperson
  2. 2 premier
  3. 3 chairman
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 位 wèi
出席
chū xí
  1. 1 to attend
  2. 2 to participate
  3. 3 present
毛主席
Máo Zhǔ xí
  1. 1 Chairman Mao
  2. 2 Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader
一席之地
yī xí zhī dì
  1. 1 (acknowledged) place
  2. 2 a role to play
  3. 3 niche
一席话
yī xí huà
  1. 1 the content of a conversation
  2. 2 words
  3. 3 remarks

Idioms (5)

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)
天下没有不散的筵席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí
  1. 1 all good things must come to an end (idiom)
席地而坐
xí dì ér zuò
  1. 1 to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom)
席地而睡
xí dì ér shuì
  1. 1 to sleep on the ground (idiom)
虚席以待
xū xí yǐ dài
  1. 1 to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)

Sample Sentences

外交学院非洲研究中心主任李旦认为，习近平主席的讲话对中非命运共同体的内涵进行了高屋建瓴的阐述，为中非关系在新历史时期的定位、目标以及实现路径做出了战略性的全面的阐述。
WàijiāoXuéyuàn Fēizhōu yánjiū zhōngxīn zhǔrèn LǐDàn rènwéi ，XíJìnpíng zhǔxí de jiǎnghuà duì ZhōngFēi mìngyùngòngtóngtǐ de nèihán jìnxíng le gāowūjiànlíng de chǎnshù ，wèi ZhōngFēi guānxi zài Xīn lìshǐ shíqī de dìngwèi 、mùbiāo yǐjí shíxiàn lùjìng zuòchū le zhànlu:èxìng de quánmiàn de chǎnshù 。
Li Dan, director of the African Studies Center of the School of Foreign Affairs, believes that President Xi Jinping’s speech has elaborated on the meaning of the China-Africa community of shared future in his speech. He has also shared a strategic and comprehensive plan on the direction, goals and path of China-Africa relations in the new era.
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中国国家主席习近平出席开幕式并发表主旨讲话，强调携手打造新时代更加紧密的中非命运共同体，提出对非合作“八大行动”。
Zhōngguó guójiā zhǔxí XíJìnpíng chūxí kāimùshì bìng fābiǎo zhǔzhǐ jiǎnghuà ，qiángdiào xiéshǒu dǎzào Xīn shídài gèngjiā jǐnmì de ZhōngFēi mìngyùngòngtóngtǐ ，tíchū duì Fēi hézuò “bā dà xíngdòng ”。
In a keynote speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony, he emphasised the joint efforts to build a new era of China-Africa community of shared future and proposed "eight major actions" on cooperation.
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习近平主席从责任共享、合作共赢、幸福共享、文化共兴安全共筑以及和谐共生六个方面加以阐释，使得构建人类命运共同体这样一个伟大的事业成为中非双方共同努力的方向，李成文说。
XíJìnpíng zhǔxí cóng zérèn gòngxiǎng 、hézuò gòngyíng 、xìngfú gòngxiǎng 、wénhuà gòng xīng ānquán gòng zhù yǐjí héxié gòng shēng liù ge fāngmiàn jiāyǐ chǎnshì ，shǐde gòujiàn rénlèi mìngyùn gòngtóngtǐ zhèyàng yīgē wěidà de shìyè chéngwéi ZhōngFēi shuāngfāng gòngtóngnǔlì de fāngxiàng ，lǐchéngwén shuō 。
According to Li Chengwen, President Xi Jinping shared six aspects for both China and Africa to work towards building a “community of shared future” : responsibility sharing, cooperation and win-win, happiness sharing, cultural co-prosperity, security and harmonious symbiosis.
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二零一五年中非合作论坛约翰内斯堡峰会上提出的“十大合作计划”已全部得到落实或做出安排，在此基础上习近平主席在北京峰会上提出了对非合作“八大行动”。
èrlíngyīwǔnián ZhōngFēi hézuò lùntán Yuēhànnèisībǎo fēnghuì shàng tíchū de “shí dà hézuò jìhuà ”yǐ quánbù dédào luòshí huò zuòchū ānpái ，zài cǐ jīchǔ shàng XíJìnpíng zhǔxí zài Běijīng fēnghuì shàng tíchū le duì Fēi hézuò “bā dà xíngdòng ”。
At the 2015 China-Africa Cooperation Forum Johannesburg Summit, the “Top Ten Cooperation Plans” have all been implemented or arranged. Therefore President Xi Jinping proposed a further “Eight Actions” for cooperation at the Beijing Summit.
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习主席宣布的‘八大行动’涵盖了中非合作的方方面面，一定会让有着良好传统的中非合作提速、提质、升级，更好地服务、惠及中非人民。”
Xí zhǔxí xuānbù de ‘bā dà xíngdòng ’hángài le ZhōngFēi hézuò de fāngfāngmiànmiàn ，yīdìng huì ràng yǒuzhe liánghǎo chuántǒng de ZhōngFēi hézuò tísù 、tízhì 、shēngjí ，gènghǎo de fúwù 、huìjí ZhōngFēi rénmín 。”
"The "Eight Actions" announced by President Xi covers all aspects of China-Africa cooperation. It will definitely speed up, enhance and promote China Africa relations to better serve and benefit the people of China and Africa."
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一带一路国际合作高峰论坛开幕式，习近平主席《携手推进“一带一路”建设》节选。
YīdàiYīlù guójì hézuò gāofēng lùntán kāimùshì ，XíJìnpíng zhǔxí 《xiéshǒu tuījìn “YīdàiYīlù ”jiànshè 》jiéxuǎn 。
Excerpts from President Xi Jinping’s remarks on “collaborating on pushing forward the infrastructure of the One Belt One Road initiatives at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
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今天，驻训朱日和的精锐部队，带着建军九十年的历史荣耀，带着强军的时代担当，集结在阅兵场，接受党和人民检阅，接受习主席检阅，向党和人民宣誓：听党指挥、能打胜仗、作风优良。
jīntiān ，zhùxùn Zhūrìhé de jīngruì bùduì ，dài zhe jiàn jūn jiǔshí Nián de lìshǐ róngyào ，dài zhe qiáng jūn de shídài dāndāng ，jíjié zài yuèbīng chǎng ，jiēshòu dǎng hé rénmín jiǎnyuè ，jiēshòu Xí zhǔxí jiǎnyuè ，Xiàng dǎng hé rénmín xuānshì ：tīng dǎng zhǐhuī 、néng dǎ shèngzhàng 、zuòfēng yōuliáng 。
Today, the elite troops stationed at Zhurihe, bring glory to the 90 year history since the establishment of the People's Liberation Army, assuming their roles in the era of military might, gathering on the inspection field, to be observed by the Party and the people, and inspected by President Xi Jinping, and swearing an oath to the Party and the people: to listen to the party's instructions, to be victorious in war, and to engage in great work styles.
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相传一千多年前在中国晋朝有位叫做乐广的人，交游广阔，特别喜欢宴请朋友到家中喝酒聊天。有一次，在宴席上，乐广的一位朋友在敬酒时，看见杯子里有条小蛇在酒里蠕动，这位朋友虽然饱受惊吓，但碍于面子，不得不勉强将酒一饮而尽。回家之后，老觉得自己肚子里有条小蛇钻来钻去，越想越难受，竟然因此病倒了！
xiāngchuán yī qiān duō nián qián zài Zhōngguó Jìncháo yǒu wèi jiàozuò YuèGuǎng de rén ，jiāoyóu guǎngkuò ，tèbié xǐhuan yànqǐng péngyou dào jiā zhōng hējiǔ liáotiān 。yǒu yīcì ，zài yànxí shàng ，YuèGuǎng de yī wèi péngyou zài jìngjiǔ shí ，kànjiàn bēizi lǐ yǒu tiáo xiǎo shé zài jiǔ lǐ rúdòng ，zhè wèi péngyou suīrán bǎoshòu jīngxià ，dàn àiyú miànzi ，bùdébù miǎnqiǎng jiāng jiǔ yīyǐnérjìn 。huíjiā zhīhòu ，lǎo juéde zìjǐ dùzi lǐ yǒu tiáo xiǎo shé zuàn lái zuàn qù ，Yuè xiǎng Yuè nánshòu ，jìngrán yīncǐ bìngdǎo le ！
Legend has it, more than a thousand years ago, in the Gin dynasty of China, there was a person named Yue Guang. He has many friends, and he especially likes to invite friends to come over to have a drink and chat. Once at the banquet, a friend of Yue Guang saw a little snake wriggling in the glass while toasting. Although his friend was frightened, because of his pride, he had no choice but to force himself to drink up the wine. After he got home, he constantly felt like there’s a snake winding around in his stomach. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He even ended up falling ill because of this!
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日本奥林匹克委员会主席竹田恒和19日说，他今年6月任期结束时会卸任，不寻求连任，同时辞去国际奥委会委员职务。竹田涉嫌行贿、换取东京奥运会承办权，遭法国检察机关调查。
Rìběn Àolínpǐkè wěiyuánhuì zhǔxí zhútiánhéng hé rì shuō ，tā jīnnián yuè rènqī jiéshù shí huì xièrèn ，bù xúnqiú liánrèn ，tóngshí cíqù GuójìÀowěihuì wěiyuán zhíwù 。Zhútián shèxián xínghuì 、huànqǔ Dōngjīng Àoyùnhuì chéngbànquán ，zāo Fǎguó jiǎnchá jīguān diàochá 。
Japanese Olympic Committee Chairman Tsunekazu Takeda said on the 19th that he will step down at the end of his term of office in June this year and will not seek re-election. He will also resign as a member of the International Olympic Committee. Tsunekazu Takeda was suspected of bribery in exchange for the right to host the Tokyo Olympics and was investigated by the French prosecutors.
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美国总统唐纳德·特朗普15日出席竞选活动，受到媒体记者“如何加强枪支管控”询问。
Měiguó zǒngtǒng Tángnàdé ·Tèlǎngpǔ rì chūxí jìngxuǎnhuódòng ，shòudào méitǐ jìzhě “rúhé jiāqiáng qiāngzhī guǎnkòng ”xúnwèn 。
First: US President Donald Trump attended the election campaign on the 15th and was questioned by media reporters on how to strengthen gun control.
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