How to say “attend” in Chinese

出席
chūxí

attend (a meeting)

verb · HSK 5 · topic “The world and the news”

“Attend” in Chinese is 出席, chū xí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

出席 is read chū xí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

chū — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
xí — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

出
chū — go out
席
xí — mat; seat

Below, 巾 “cloth”: the first meaning is a mat to sit on. 主席 — the “main seat”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “出席”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 出席. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 很多专家出席了这次大会hěnduōzhuānjiāchūxílezhècìdàhuìMany experts attended this congress.

More words from the lesson “The conference”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “attend” in Chinese?

“Attend” in Chinese is 出席, pinyin chūxí.

What does 出席 mean?

出席 (chūxí) means “attend (a meeting)”.

How do you write 出席?

出席 is 2 characters: 出 (chū) — go out; 席 (xí) — mat; seat. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 出席?

出席 is read chūxí. Tones: chū — first tone, xí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“attend” in the lesson “The conference”

This word is from the topic “The world and the news” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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