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盛宴

shèng yàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

盛宴 (shèng yàn) means "feast". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 盛宴 means

1. feast

The characters in 盛宴

• 盛shèngflourishing; vigorous; magnificent
• 宴yàn(bound form) to entertain at a banquet; (bound form) banquet; feast; (literary) peaceful…

Example sentences

• 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.

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