Definition & Meaning

distinguished/important guest (to an event); special guest (at a public event/on a radio or television show)

Word usage

jiā bīn

嘉 宾

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n.distinguished/important guest (to an event); special guest (at a public event/on a radio or television show)
- tā jiāng yǔ liǎng wèi jiā bīn gē shǒu yī qǐ yǎn chàng gē qǔ
  她将与两位嘉宾歌手一起演唱歌曲。
  She will perform with two guest singers.
- jīn wǎn wǒ men wèi dà jiā yāo qǐng le jǐ wèi tè shū de jiā bīn
  今晚我们为大家邀请了几位特殊的嘉宾。
  We have some great guests for you tonight.
- tā fǎng wèn yīng guó shí zuò guò jǐ gè fǎng tán lèi jié mù de tè yāo jiā bīn
  她访问英国时做过几个访谈类节目的特邀嘉宾。
  She guested on several chat shows while visiting Britain.
- jiā bīn rú yún
  嘉宾如云
  great number of distinguished guests
- jiā bīn mǎn zuò
  嘉宾满座
  houseful of distinguished guests
- zhāo dài jiā bīn
  招待嘉宾
  entertain the honoured guests
- jiā bīn zhǔ chí
  嘉宾主持
  guest host
- jiā bīn xí
  嘉宾席
  place of honour
- tè yuē jiā bīn
  特约嘉宾
  special guest
- wǒ zhèng dǎ suàn yāo qǐng wèi jiā bīn cān jiā hūn lǐ
  我正打算邀请70位嘉宾参加婚礼。
  I'm thinking in terms of about 70 guests at the wedding.
- jié mù li yǒu yī wèi shén mì jiā bīn
  节目里有一位神秘嘉宾。
  There was a mystery guest on the programme.
synonym
guì bīn贵宾 guì kè贵客

Word usage

Note
"嘉宾" cannot be written as "佳宾".
common measure word
"嘉宾" is often matched with measure word "位"or"个".
- 一位嘉宾
  one guest
- 一个嘉宾
  one guest

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