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bīn

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bīn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bīn | bin1
English translation
to entertain guests

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About bīn

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Someone  rén who hosts guests  bīn bīn  also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of bīn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

亻宾

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Example sentences using bīn

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充当 chōngdāng péi 新郎 xīnláng de , 就是 jiù shì 男傧相 nán bīn xiàng .

I acted in the capacity of backer, or best man , to the bride groom.

新郎 xīnláng qǐng 客人 kèrén 起立 qǐ lì wéi 傧相 bīn xiàng 干杯 gānbēi .

The bridegroom asked the guests to stand and then toasted the bridesmaids.

新郎 xīnláng 男傧相 nán bīn xiàng de 钮孔 shǎng dōu Dài le duǒ 白色 bái sè de 康乃馨 kāng nǎi xīn .

The bridegroom and the best man wore white carnations in their buttonholes.

新郎 xīnláng 男傧相 nán bīn xiàng de 纽扣 niǔ kòu 孔上 dōu chā le duǒ 白色 bái sè de 康乃馨 kāng nǎi xīn .

The bridegroom and best man wore white carnations in their buttonholes.

Words with bīn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
bīn best man
傧相 bīn xiàng attendant of the bride or bridegroom at a wedding儐相
男傧相 nán bīn xiàng best man (in a marriage)男儐相
女傧相 nǚ bīn xiàng bridesmaid女儐相

bīn Decomposition & Compounds

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