喜宴
xǐ yàn
Pinyin

Definition

喜宴
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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
xǐ jù
  1. 1 comedy
  2. 2 CL:部[bù],齣|出[chū]
xǐ hào
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 fond of
  3. 3 to prefer
  4. 4 to love
  5. 5 one's tastes
  6. 6 preference
xǐ nù āi lè
  1. 1 four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huān xǐ], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fèn nù], sorrow 悲哀[bēi āi] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuài lè]
xǐ yuè
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 joyous
xǐ ài
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to love
  3. 3 to be fond of
  4. 4 favorite
xǐ qìng
  1. 1 jubilation
  2. 2 festive
xǐ lè
  1. 1 joy
xǐ qì
  1. 1 hilarity
  2. 2 cheerful atmosphere
xǐ yáng yáng
  1. 1 radiant with joy
bào xǐ
  1. 1 to announce good news
  2. 2 to report success
dà xǐ
  1. 1 exultation
gōng xǐ
  1. 1 congratulations
  2. 2 greetings
xīn xǐ
  1. 1 happy
huān xǐ
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 joyous
  3. 3 delighted
  4. 4 to like
  5. 5 to be fond of
huān tiān xǐ dì
  1. 1 delighted
  2. 2 with great joy
  3. 3 in high spirits

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
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
  1. 1 face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
喜从天降
xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
  1. 1 joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
  2. 2 unlooked-for happy event
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
  1. 1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
喜极而泣
xǐ jí ér qì
  1. 1 crying tears of joy (idiom)
喜气洋洋
xǐ qì yáng yáng
  1. 1 full of joy (idiom); jubilation
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
  1. 1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
  2. 2 beaming with happiness
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
  1. 1 to tie the knot (idiom)
  2. 2 to get married
喜闻乐见
xǐ wén lè jiàn
  1. 1 to love to hear and see (idiom)
  2. 2 well received
  3. 3 to one's liking
乔迁之喜
qiáo qiān zhī xǐ
  1. 1 congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!
回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ
  1. 1 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
大喜过望
dà xǐ guò wàng
  1. 1 overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
欣喜若狂
xīn xǐ ruò kuáng
  1. 1 to be wild with joy (idiom)
见猎心喜
jiàn liè xīn xǐ
  1. 1 lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. seeing others do what one loves to do, one is inspired to try it again
转悲为喜
zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ
  1. 1 to turn grief into happiness (idiom)
惊喜若狂
jīng xǐ ruò kuáng
  1. 1 pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy
  2. 2 to express boundless pleasure

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