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宾

bīn

HSK 2 Character Traditional 賓

What 宾 means

1. visitor
2. guest
3. object (in grammar)

Example sentences

• 强宾不压主。
  A guest should not try to make himself superior to the host.
• 那是一家宾馆。
  Nàshi yījiā bīnguǎn.
  That's a hotel.
• 开业庆典酬宾。
  Kāiyè qìngdiǎn chóubīn.
  Grand opening sale.
• 你是菲律宾人吗？
  Nǐ shì Fēilǜbīnrén ma?
  Are you a Filipino?
• 请帮我叫宾馆保安。
  Qǐng bāng wǒ jiào bīnguǎn bǎo'ān.
  Please get me hotel security.
• 我留在希尔顿宾馆。
  Wǒ liú zài Xī'ěrdùn bīnguǎn.
  I'm staying at the Hilton Hotel.

Words starting with 宾

• 宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel
• 宾客bīn kèguests; visitors
• 宾语bīn yǔobject (grammar)
• 宾主bīn zhǔguest and host
• 宾利Bīn lìBentley
• 宾士Bīn shì(Taiwan) Mercedes-Benz, German car maker
• 宾天bīn tiān(euphemism) (of an emperor or other highly respected person) to pass away
• 宾州Bīn zhōuPennsylvania; abbr. for 宾夕法尼亚州
• 宾得Bīn déPentax, Japanese optics company
• 宾朋bīn péngguests; invited friends
• 宾果bīn guǒ(loanword) bingo
• 宾格bīn géaccusative case (grammar)
• 宾治bīn zhì(loanword) punch (mixed fruit drink)
• 宾词bīn cípredicate
• 宾主尽欢bīn zhǔ jìn huānboth the guests and the hosts thoroughly enjoy themselves (idiom)
• 宾朋满座bīn péng mǎn zuòguests filled all the seats (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
• 宾至如归bīn zhì rú guīguests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc); a home away from home
• 宾县Bīn XiànBin County or Binxian, a county in Harbin City 哈尔滨市
• 宾阳县Bīn yáng XiànBinyang, a county in Nanning City 南宁市
• 宾川县Bīn chuān XiànBinchuan, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州
• 宾客盈门bīn kè yíng ménguests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
• 宾朋盈门bīn péng yíng ménguests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
• 宾夕法尼亚Bīn xī fǎ ní yàPennsylvania
• 宾夕法尼亚州Bīn xī fǎ ní yà zhōuPennsylvania

Words containing 宾

• 嘉宾jiā bīnesteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show)
• 菲律宾Fēi lǜ bīnthe Philippines
• 来宾lái bīnguest; visitor
• 贵宾guì bīnhonored guest; distinguished guest; VIP
• 外宾wài bīnforeign guest; international visitor
• 迎宾yíng bīnto welcome a guest; to entertain a customer (of prostitute)
• 刘宾雁Liú Bīn yànLiu Binyan (1925-2005), journalist and novelist, condemned by Mao as rightist faction in…
• 国宾馆guó bīn guǎnstate guesthouse
• 主宾zhǔ bīnguest of honor; host and guests
• 内宾nèi bīnguest from the same country; internal or domestic visitor…
• 国宾guó bīnstate visitor; visiting head of state
• 女宾nǚ bīnfemale guest; female visitor
• 男宾nán bīnmale guest; male visitor
• 礼宾lǐ bīnprotocol; official etiquette
• 馆宾guǎn bīnprivate teacher; preceptor
• 来宾市Lái bīn ShìLaibin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 广西壮族自治区
• 利宾纳lì bīn nàRibena
• 动宾式dòng bīn shìverb-object construction
• 宜宾市Yí bīn ShìYibin, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省
• 座上宾zuò shàng bīndistinguished guest; honored guest
• 斯宾塞Sī bīn sài(name) Spencer
• 礼宾员lǐ bīn yuánconcierge
• 礼宾部lǐ bīn bùconcierge department of a hotel or resort
• 兴宾区Xīng bīn QūXingbin, a district of Laibin City 来宾市

Characters that look like 宾

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

• 离líto leave; to part from; to be away from
• 宴yàn(bound form) to entertain at a banquet; (bound form) banquet; feast; (literary) peaceful…
• 耍shuǎto play with; to wield; to act (cool etc)
• 挛luán(bound form) (of muscles) to cramp; to spasm
• 圃pǔgarden; orchard
• 茴huí(bound form) fennel

Sounds the same

Read bīn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 滨(bound form) water's edge; bank; shore; (bound form) to border on (a lake, river etc)
• 濒to approach; to border on; near
• 彬urbane; well-bred; cultivated
• 槟used in 槟子
• 缤used in 缤纷
• 璸(pearl)
• 傧best man; to entertain
• 镔fine steel
• 玢(literary) a kind of jade
• 豳name of an ancient county in Shaanxi; variant of 彬
• 𧏖pearl-oyster
• 斌variant of 彬