Meaning of xí:
席
surname Xi; woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; variant of 席[xi2]; woven mat
Jīntiān wǒ yùdàole Zhāng xiānshēng hé Lǐ Xí.
今天我遇到了张先生和李席。
Today I met Mr. Zhang and Mr. Xi.
Tā mǎile yī zhāng xīn de cǎo xí.
她买了一张新的草席。
She bought a new straw mat.
Huìyìshì méiyǒu kōng de xíwèi le.
会议室没有空的席位了。
There are no empty seats left in the meeting room.
Tāmen zài zhǔnbèi hūnlǐ de yànxí.
他们在准备婚礼的宴席。
They are preparing for the wedding banquet.
Tā hěn róngxìng de yíngdéle yīgè yìhuì de xíwèi.
他很荣幸地赢得了一个议会的席位。
He was honored to win a seat in the parliament.
Tā zài yànhuì shàng yǒu yīgè guìbīn xí.
他在宴会上有一个贵宾席。
He has a VIP seat at the banquet.
Tāmen zuò zài cǎopíng shàng yòng xí pū chéng de diànzi shàng yěcān.
他们坐在草坪上用席铺成的垫子上野餐。
They sat on mats woven from grass on the lawn for a picnic.
classifier for banquets, conversations etc
Wǒmen cānjiāle yī chǎng jīngcǎi de wǎn xí.
我们参加了一场精彩的晚席。
We attended a wonderful evening banquet.
