各位 gè wèi everybody / all (guests, colleagues etc) / all of you syn 开除 開除 kāi chú to expel (a member of an organization) / to fire (an employee) syn 客厅 客廳 kè tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests) / living room / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 招待 zhāo dài to hold a reception / to offer hospitality / to entertain (guests) / to serve (customers) syn 驱逐 驅逐 qū zhú to expel / to deport / banishment syn 请客 請客 qǐng kè to give a dinner party / to entertain guests / to invite to dinner syn 接待 jiē dài to receive / to entertain / to host (guests, visitors or clients) syn 宾客 賓客 bīn kè guests / visitors syn 逐出 zhú chū to expel / to evict / to drive out 好客 hào kè hospitality / to treat guests well / to enjoy having guests / hospitable / friendly syn 除名 chú míng to strike off (the rolls) / to remove from a list / to expunge / to expel syn 驱除 驅除 qū chú to drive off / to dispel / to expel syn 张罗 張羅 zhāng luo to take care of / to raise money / to attend to (guests, customers etc) syn 宾至如归 賓至如歸 bīn zhì rú guī guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc) / a home away from home syn 拉客 lā kè to solicit (guests, clients, passengers etc) / to importune syn 革除 gé chú to eliminate / to expel / to abolish syn 黑店 hēi diàn lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) / fig. a scam / protection racket / daylight robbery 迎新 yíng xīn to see in the New Year / to welcome new guests / by extension, to receive new students 排毒 pái dú to expel poison (from the system) / to detox 接客 jiē kè to receive guests / to receive patrons (of prostitutes) 闹洞房 鬧洞房 nào dòng fáng disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds) 宾朋 賓朋 bīn péng guests / invited friends syn 开除学籍 開除學籍 kāi chú xué jí to expel from school 客堂 kè táng room to meet guests / parlor syn 谢客 謝客 xiè kè to decline to meet a visitor / to express one's gratitude to one's guests 主宾 主賓 zhǔ bīn guest of honor / host and guests 呵 hē (bound form) to scold / to expel breath / (onom.) laughter (usu. reduplicated) / interjection of surprise syn 轰 轟 hōng explosion / bang / boom / rumble / to attack / to shoo away / to expel syn 驱 驅 qū to expel / to urge on / to drive / to run quickly syn 撵 攆 niǎn to expel / to oust / (dialect) to chase after / to try to catch up with syn 革 gé animal hide / leather / to reform / to remove / to expel (from office) syn 斥 chì to blame / to reprove / to reprimand / to expel / to oust / to reconnoiter / (of territory) to expand / saline marsh syn 摈 擯 bìn to reject / to expel / to discard / to exclude / to renounce syn 义和团运动 義和團運動 yì hé tuán yùn dòng Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901), a peasant uprising that attempted to expel all foreigners from China, eventually suppressed by an international coalition 斥退 chì tuì to dismiss (from a post) / to expel from school / to order away (servants etc) syn 黜 chù to dismiss from office / to expel 逐客令 zhú kè lìng the First Emperor's order to expel foreigners / (fig.) notice to leave / words or behavior intended at turning visitors out 敬茶 jìng chá to serve tea (to guests) 三茶六饭 三茶六飯 sān chá liù fàn lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom) 只鸡斗酒 隻雞斗酒 zhī jī dǒu jiǔ lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) / fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests 履舄交错 履舄交錯 lǚ xì jiāo cuò lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom) / fig. many guests come and go / a lively party syn 斗酒只鸡 斗酒隻雞 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) / fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests 宾客盈门 賓客盈門 bīn kè yíng mén guests filled the hall (idiom) / a house full of distinguished visitors 宾朋满座 賓朋滿座 bīn péng mǎn zuò guests filled all the seats (idiom) / a house full of distinguished visitors 迎来送往 迎來送往 yíng lái sòng wǎng lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom) / busy entertaining guests / all time taken over with social niceties 敺 qū expel / urge on 驱逐出境 驅逐出境 qū zhú chū jìng to deport / to expel 撵出 攆出 niǎn chū to expel / to drive out / to oust 开除党籍 開除黨籍 kāi chú dǎng jí to expel from the Party 革出 gé chū to expel / to kick out 驱除鞑虏 驅除韃虜 qū chú dá lǔ expel the Manchu, revolutionary slogan from around 1900 除灵 除靈 chú líng to expel spirits / (old) to end the period of mourning 驱寒 驅寒 qū hán to warm oneself / to expel the cold (TCM) 驱瘟 驅瘟 qū wēn to expel pestilences 主不先客 zhǔ bù xiān kè guests or visitors first (idiom) 简慢 簡慢 jiǎn màn negligent (towards guests) syn 宾朋盈门 賓朋盈門 bīn péng yíng mén guests filled the hall (idiom) / a house full of distinguished visitors 开黑店 開黑店 kāi hēi diàn lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) / fig. to carry out a scam / to run a protection racket / daylight robbery 人来疯 人來瘋 rén lái fēng to get hyped up in front of an audience / (of children) to play up in front of guests 保护外国官员和美国官方客人法 保護外國官員和美國官方客人法 Act for the Protection of Foreign Officials and Official Guests of the United States 问客杀鸡 問客殺雞 wèn kè shā jī lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom) / fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality) 流水席 liú shuǐ xí banquet where guests arrive at various times and are served with food as they arrive 招接 zhāo jiē to receive (guests, clients) / to interact socially with 接引 jiē yǐn to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc) / (Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land 宾主尽欢 賓主盡歡 bīn zhǔ jìn huān both the guests and the hosts thoroughly enjoy themselves (idiom)