宾 (bīn): visitor, guest, object (in grammar)
宾 (bīn) is a Chinese character meaning “visitor.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (structural) and 兵 (structural). It ranks #1524 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 宾 a solider 兵 quartered under one's roof 宀. Its radical form 宀 (roof) appears in many related characters such as 客 (kè, guest, customer), 家 (jiā, home, family), 它 (tā, it).
Definitions
- visitor
- guest
- object (in grammar)
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA solider 兵 quartered under one's roof 宀
Decomposition: ⿱宀兵 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 宾
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 来宾 | lái bīn | guest |
| 贵宾 | guì bīn | honored guest |
| 菲律宾 | fēi lǜ bīn | the Philippines |
| 宾客 | bīn kè | guests |
| 罗宾逊 | luó bīn xùn | Robinson (name) |
| 宾夕法尼亚州 | bīn xī fǎ ní yà zhōu | Pennsylvania |
| 斯宾塞 | sī bīn sài | (name) Spencer |
| 罗宾汉 | luó bīn hàn | Robin Hood (English 12th century folk hero) |
| 宾果 | bīn guǒ | (loanword) bingo |
| 迎宾 | yíng bīn | to welcome a guest |
| 宾州 | bīn zhōu | Pennsylvania |
| 宾利 | bīn lì | Bentley |
| 礼宾 | lǐ bīn | protocol |
| 宾至如归 | bīn zhì rú guī | guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc) |
| 鲁宾 | lǔ bīn | Rubin (name) |
宾 appears in 86 compound words: 31 as the first character, 28 as the last, and 41 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 宾 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
guests filled all the seats (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
a minor issue takes precedence over a major one; a minor player upstages the main attraction
Example Sentences
宾字在日常生活中使用频率中等。
bīn zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ zhōng děng .
The character "宾" is used moderately frequently in daily life.
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tǐ tán zǎo bào yì jiǎ shuāng xióng mìng yùn 迥 yì huáng mǎ cuò bīn 菲 jiā jìn jí 曼 lián fù zhài zēng jiā
Sports Morning Post|Serie A duo have very different fates, Real Madrid defeated Benfica to advance, Manchester United's debt increased
欧联|云尼斯奥斯奠胜 皇家马德里2:1挫宾菲加晋16强
ōu lián yún ní sī ào sī diàn shèng huáng jiā mǎ dé lǐ 2 : 1 cuò bīn 菲 jiā jìn 1 6 qiáng
Europa League | Winnis Osdian won Real Madrid 2-1 to defeat Benfica to advance to the round of 16
快讯/国3龙井段惊险车祸!宾士男猛撞缓撞车 “车头全烂”酿1伤
kuài xùn guó 3 lóng jǐng duàn jīng xiǎn chē huò ! bīn shì nán měng zhuàng huǎn zhuàng chē chē tóu quán làn niàng 1 shāng
News/National 3 Longjing section thrilling car accident! The Mercedes-Benz man slammed into the car and crashed slowly, and the front of the car was completely rotten, causing 1 injury
广角镜/新社“樱花鸟森林” 花道迎宾
guǎng jiǎo jìng xīn shè 樱 huā niǎo sēn lín huā dào yíng bīn
Wide-angle lens/Xinshe "Cherry Blossom Bird Forest" flower path welcomes guests
中国公务员春节参加相亲 炫富有宾利、保时捷、房子很多
zhōng guó gōng wù yuán chūn jié cān jiā xiāng qīn xuàn fù yǒu bīn lì , bǎo shí jié , fáng zǐ hěn duō
Chinese civil servants participate in the blind date during the Spring Festival and show off their wealth Bentley, Porsche, and many houses
斯宾诺莎是泛神论者。
Sībīnnuòshā shì fànshénlùn zhě.
Spinoza was a pantheist.
这里是三星级宾馆，三百元住一晚。
Zhèlǐ shì sānxīng jí bīnguǎn, sān bǎi yuán zhù yī wǎn.
This is a three-star hotel; three hundred dollars a night.
这家宾馆建于大约五十年前。
Zhè jiā bīnguǎn jiàn yú dàyuē wǔshí niánqián.
That hotel was established about 50 years ago.
请帮我叫宾馆保安。
Qǐng bāng wǒ jiào bīnguǎn bǎo'ān.
Please get me hotel security.
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