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宴

yàn

HSK 5 Character

What 宴 means

1. bound formto entertain at a banquet
2. bound formbanquet; feast
3. literarypeaceful; at ease

Other readings

宴 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• yànvariant of {宴|yàn}

Example sentences

• 他们昨晚设宴招待了我们。
  They entertained us at dinner last night.
• 她的生日宴会将在明天晚上。
  Tā de shēngrì yànhuì jiāng zài míngtiān wǎnshang.
  Her birthday party will be held tomorrow evening.
• 婚姻的长度与婚宴的花费负相关。
  The length of a marriage is inversely proportional to the cost of the wedding.
• 在江户时代赏月的宴会非常受欢迎。
  Zài Jiānghù shídài shǎngyuè de yànhuì fēicháng shòuhuānyíng.
  In the Edo period, moon-viewing parties were very popular.
• 上海人结婚，有的人家办酒宴场面很大。
  Shànghǎi rén jiéhūn, yǒude rénjia bàn jiǔyàn chǎngmiàn hěn dà.
  Some Shanghainese hold large banquets when they get married.
• 现在是 2014 年 11 月 1 日。我觉得卢卢岛的居民根本不懂万圣节有多重要。万圣节让我们用幽默和盛宴来面对死亡的议题。节日庆祝以橙色、黑色和紫色为主色。万圣节源自于非常古老的传统，既有基督教的，也有异教的。百科全书都能告诉你它神秘的起源。
  It is now the 1st of November of 2014. I opine that Lulu Islanders just do not understand how important Halloween is. Halloween allows us to face the theme of death with humour and feasting. It celebrates the colours orange, black, and purple. Halloween springs from very ancient traditions, both Xtian and pagan. An encyclopedia could tell one about its mysterious beginnings.

Words starting with 宴

• 宴会yàn huìbanquet; feast; dinner party
• 宴请yàn qǐngto entertain (for dinner); to invite to dinner
• 宴席yàn xíbanquet; feast
• 宴会厅yàn huì tīngballroom; banqueting hall
• 宴客yàn kèto host a banquet; guest at a banquet
• 宴乐yàn lèpeace and happiness; feasting; making merry
• 宴饮yàn yǐnto wine and dine; to feast; banquet
• 宴飨yàn xiǎngto host a banquet; feast; banquet

Words containing 宴

• 晚宴wǎn yànbanquet; dinner party; soiree
• 盛宴shèng yànfeast
• 婚宴hūn yànwedding reception
• 赴宴fù yànto attend a banquet
• 设宴shè yànto host a banquet
• 酒宴jiǔ yànfeast; banquet
• 家宴jiā yàndinner party held in one's home; family reunion dinner
• 喜宴xǐ yànwedding banquet
• 便宴biàn yàninformal banquet; dinner party
• 公宴gōng yànbanquet hosted by an organization to honor a distinguished figure; to host such a banquet
• 午宴wǔ yànlunch banquet
• 卡宴Kǎ yànCayenne, capital of French Guiana
• 国宴guó yànstate banquet
• 款宴kuǎn yànto host a banquet
• 欢宴huān yànfeast; celebration
• 邀宴yāo yànto invite sb to a banquet
• 饮宴yǐn yànbanquet; dinner; drinking party
• 餐宴cān yànbanquet
• 谢师宴xiè shī yànbanquet hosted by students in honor of their teachers
• 鸿门宴Hóng mén yànHongmen feast; (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest…
• 筵宴yán yànfeast; banquet
• 飨宴xiǎng yànfeast; banquet; (fig.) a treat; a grand experience (for the senses, mind, or spirit)
• 千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xíeven if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end…
• 新婚宴尔xīn hūn yàn ěrvariant of 新婚燕尔

Characters that look like 宴

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 害hàito do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm
• 室shìroom; work unit; grave
• 婴yīnginfant; baby
• 耍shuǎto play with; to wield; to act (cool etc)
• 宵xiāonight
• 宥yòuto forgive; to help; profound

Sounds the same

Read yàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 验to examine; to test; to check
• 厌(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with; (literary) to satiate; to satisfy
• 艳bright; fresh and attractive; glamorous; (bound form) amorous; romantic…
• 咽to swallow
• 焰flame
• 燕swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴
• 雁wild goose
• 彦accomplished; elegant
• 砚ink-stone
• 晏late; quiet
• 堰weir
• 滟tossing of billows