嘉宾

嘉宾 jiābīn

Esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show)^†

嘉宾 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體嘉賓 jiabin

What 嘉宾 means

Esteemed guest^†
honored guest^†
guest (on a show)^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 嘉宾, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

嘉宾 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

嘉

jiā

Fine (praise)

宾

bīn

Guest

Words that share a character with 嘉宾

How to write 嘉宾

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嘉宾 in a sentence

今天的嘉宾是一位画家。

Jīntiān de jiābīn shì yí wèi huàjiā.

Today's guest is a painter.

请嘉宾上台。

Qǐng jiābīn shàng tái.

Please invite the guest to the stage.

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Questions about 嘉宾

What does 嘉宾 mean in English?

嘉宾 is pronounced jiābīn and means Esteemed guest, honored guest, guest (on a show) †.

How do you pronounce 嘉宾?

嘉宾 is jiābīn in pinyin — written jiabin without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 嘉宾?

嘉宾 is written with 2 characters: 嘉 (jiā) Fine (praise), 宾 (bīn) Guest. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 嘉宾 written in traditional Chinese?

嘉賓. The simplified form 嘉宾 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 嘉賓 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jiābīn.

Is 嘉宾 an HSK word?

Yes — 嘉宾 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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