HSK 7–9 · noun · classifier

席

xí

mat; seat; banquet; (measure word for banquets or seats)

婚礼上摆了二十席酒菜。

Hūnlǐ shàng bǎile èr shí xí jiǔ cài。

Twenty tables of food were set out at the wedding.

经理出席了今天的会议。

Jīnglǐ chūxíle jīntiān de huìyì.

The manager attended today's meeting.

主席在会上讲了半个小时。

Zhǔxí zài huì shàng jiǎngle bàn gè xiǎoshí。

The chairman spoke for half an hour at the meeting.

他今天生病了,所以缺席。

Tā jīntiān shēngbìngle, suǒyǐ quēxí。

He is sick today, so he is absent.