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宴会

yàn huì · yan hui

Traditional 宴會

HSK 6Old HSK 5Measure words: 席 xí, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. banquet
  2. feast
  3. dinner party
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Last year’s party

  1. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)宴会(yànhuì)，我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)穿(chuān)什么(shénme)。

    There is a banquet tomorrow, and I do not know what to wear.

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)宴会(yànhuì)？

    What banquet?

  3. Dengdeng

    公司(gōngsī)的(de)新年(xīnnián)宴会(yànhuì)。

    The company’s New Year banquet.

  4. Liangliang

    穿(chuān)西装(xīzhuāng)吧(ba)。

    Wear a suit.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只有(zhǐyǒu)一件(yījiàn)，去年(qùnián)的(de)宴会(yànhuì)上(shàng)穿(chuān)过(guò)。

    I only have one. I wore it at last year’s banquet.

  6. Liangliang

    没(méi)关系(guānxi)，没(méi)人(rén)会(huì)记得(jìde)。我(wǒ)这(zhè)件(jiàn)也(yě)是(shì)去年(qùnián)穿(chuān)过(guò)的(de)。

    No problem, nobody will remember. Mine is from last year too.

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01

她(tā)的(de)生(shēng)日(rì)宴(yàn)会(huì)将(jiāng)在(zài)明(míng)天(tiān)晚(wǎn)上(shang)。

Her birthday party will be held tomorrow evening.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)为(wèi)退(tuì)休(xiū)的(de)老(lǎo)员(yuán)工(gōng)举(jǔ)办(bàn)了(le)一(yì)场(chǎng)隆(lóng)重(zhòng)的(de)宴(yàn)会(huì)。

The company held a grand banquet for the retired veteran employees.

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