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出席

chū xí · chu xi

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HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to attend
  2. to participate
  3. present
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Can you come?

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)的(de)生日会(shēngrìhuì)，你(nǐ)能(néng)出席(chūxí)吗(ma)？

    Can you attend tomorrow's birthday party?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)出席(chūxí)，但是(dànshì)明天(míngtiān)要(yào)上班(shàngbān)。

    I want to attend, but I have to work tomorrow.

  3. Liangliang

    生日会(shēngrìhuì)六点(liùdiǎn)开始(kāishǐ)，下班(xiàbān)后(hòu)来(lái)吧(ba)。

    The party starts at six. Come after work.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)八点(bādiǎn)出席(chūxí)，可以(kěyǐ)吗(ma)？

    OK, I will attend at eight. Is that fine?

  5. Liangliang

    八点(bādiǎn)？那时(nàshí)大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)回家(huíjiā)了(le)！

    Eight? By then everyone has gone home!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

仅(jǐn)三(sān)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī)的(de)成(chéng)员(yuán)出(chū)席(xí)了(le)会(huì)议(yì)。

Only one third of the members turned up at the meeting.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)因(yīn)生(shēng)病(bìng)无(wú)法(fǎ)出(chū)席(xí)明(míng)天(tiān)的(de)婚(hūn)礼(lǐ)。

He cannot attend tomorrow's wedding because he is sick.

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出
chū

to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur

席
xí

woven mat; seat

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