How to say “guest of honor” in Chinese
guest of honor
“Guest of honor” in Chinese is 嘉宾, jiā bīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
嘉宾 is read jiā bīn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 加 jiā hints at the sound. On top, the same part as on the left of 鼓 “drum”.
On top, 宀 “roof”, as in 客; below, 兵 bīng hints at the sound.
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 “嘉宾”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 嘉宾. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 下面请嘉宾讲话。xiàmiànqǐngjiābīnjiǎnghuàAnd now, a word from our guest of honor.
- 欢迎各位嘉宾前来参加大会huānyínggèwèijiābīnqiánláicānjiādàhuìWelcome to all the guests of honor who have come to the congress.
More words from the lesson “The conference”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “guest of honor” in Chinese?
“Guest of honor” in Chinese is 嘉宾, pinyin jiābīn.
What does 嘉宾 mean?
嘉宾 (jiābīn) means “guest of honor”.
How do you write 嘉宾?
嘉宾 is 2 characters: 嘉 (jiā) — fine; praise; 宾 (bīn) — guest. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 嘉宾?
嘉宾 is read jiābīn. Tones: jiā — first tone, bīn — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“guest of honor” 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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