出席 meaning in English

chūxí

to attend; to participate

HSK 4verb15 strokes

Meaning of 出席

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chūxí

to attend
to participate
present

How to use 出席

出席 is a fairly formal verb used for attending meetings, ceremonies, conferences, and official events. It usually takes the event as its object. Example: 他出席了今天的会议。(Tā chūxí le jīntiān de huìyì.) He attended today's meeting.

出 (chū) means to go out, and 席 (xí) means a seat or mat. To 出席 is to go out and take your seat at a meeting or event.

Common mistake: Learners often use 出席 for everyday things like class or a friend's party, where 参加 (cānjiā) or 上课 (shàngkè) sounds more natural. Also keep 席 (xí) in the second tone and do not confuse it with 度 (dù) or 庶 (shù), which look similar.

出席 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

全quán班bān同tóng学xué每měi周zhōu出chū席xí一yī次cì。

The whole class is present once a week.

出chū席xí的de学xué生shēng不bù下xià五wǔ百bǎi人rén。

No fewer than five hundred students were present.

他tā代dài表biǎo我wǒ们men公gōng司sī出chū席xí了le会huì议yì。

He represented our company at the conference.

你nǐ能néng代dài替tì我wǒ出chū席xí会huì议yì吗ma?

Can you fill in for me at the meeting?

许xǔ多duō国guó家jiā的de代dài表biǎo出chū席xí了le会huì议yì。

Delegates from many countries participated in the conference.

Stroke order for each character

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出 chū · to go out · 5 strokes

席 xí · woven mat · 10 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 出席.

出来	chūlái	to come out; to appear
出去	chūqù	to go out
出现	chūxiàn	to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
出发	chūfā	to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba
出生	chūshēng	to be born
提出	tíchū	to raise (an issue); to propose
找出	zhǎochū	to find; to search out
出口	chūkǒu	an exit; to speak
拿出	náchū	to take out; to put out
出门	chūmén	to go out; to leave home
出租车	chūzūchē	taxi; (Tw) rental car
得出	déchū	to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)

Questions about 出席

What does 出席 mean?

出席 (chūxí) means "to attend; to participate" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 出席?

出席 is made of 2 characters: 出 (5 strokes), 席 (10 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 出席 an HSK word?

Yes. 出席 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 出席 and 参加?

参加 (cānjiā) is general and can mean joining an activity, a club, or a party. 出席 focuses on being present at a formal occasion, often in an official role. You can 参加 a team, but you cannot 出席 a team.

How do I say someone was absent?

The opposite of 出席 is 缺席 (quēxí), to be absent. For example, 他缺席了会议 (Tā quēxí le huìyì) means he missed the meeting.