bì​xí

to stand up as a mark of respect

  • created sense approved 避席 · bì​xí · to stand up as a mark of respect — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    避席

    bì​xí

    to stand up as a mark of respect

    (literary) to stand up or move away from one's seat or floor mat to show respect to another person

    避, 席

    避 (literal) → 避 · bì · to avoid 席 (literal) → 席 · xí · seat

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 避席 · bì​xí · to leave a banquet — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    避席

    bì​xí

    to leave a banquet

    (literary) to leave one's seat or depart from a banquet before it has concluded

    避, 席

    避 (literal) → 避 · bì · to avoid 席 (literal) → 席 · xí · banquet

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 避席 · bì​xí · to resign or step down — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    避席

    bì​xí

    to resign or step down

    (literary) to resign from a position, to step down from office, or to yield one's throne

    避, 席

    避 (literal) → 避 · bì · to yield 席 (literal) → 席 · xí · position

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 避席 · bì​xí · to avoid or yield — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    避席

    bì​xí

    to avoid or yield

    (literary) to yield one's seat to another; to withdraw or avoid a situation out of modesty or respect

    避, 席

    避 (literal) → 避 · bì · to yield 席 (literal) → 席 · xí · seat

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense