席

• Pinyin: xí
• Desglose de hanzi: 席 = 广 (wide roof/shelter) + 帀 (surround, wrap) + 巾 (cloth/fabric — together: a woven fabric mat spread under shelter)

Significado

Asiento; estera; banquete; clasificador para comidas o banquetes.

Appears in formal titles (主席 — chairman), seating arrangements (出席 — to attend), and banquets (一席饭 — a banquet). 席 historically referred to woven reed or rush mats used for sitting, and by extension any formal seating position.

Ejemplos

1. 宴会厅内摆放了二十席酒席，每席可容纳十位宾客入座。
2. 他因公务繁忙，无法出席本次年度表彰大会，深感遗憾。
3. 这次圆桌会议共设有十二个席位，供各国代表平等参与讨论。

Guía de uso

Contexto: banquets, formal events, politics, diplomacy, ceremonies

Tono: formal

Correcto

• 发言人说明，峰会各国代表团的席位按字母顺序排列，不分先后，也不含政治意味。(The spokesperson explained that the summit's seats for each national delegation are arranged in alphabetical order, with no ranking or political meaning.)
• 婚礼统筹建议，主桌席位要照顾长辈关系，别把有旧怨的亲属安排在一起。(The wedding planner suggested that the main table seating should consider the elders' relationships and not place relatives with old grudges together.)

Incorrecto

• 一席话 when you only mean 'a sentence' — 一席话 means a substantial speech or meaningful conversation, implying a proper sitting; use 一句话 for a single sentence; confusing these understates or overstates the weight of what was said

Origen e historia

席 = 广 + 帀 + 巾 (shelter/roof + surround + cloth — a mat spread out under a roof for sitting; a woven mat used as seating)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal