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宾主尽欢

bīn zhǔ jìn huān

host and guests all thoroughly enjoy themselves

Character by character

宾bīn
guest
主zhǔ
host
尽jìn
fully
欢huān
rejoice

Example

宴会一直持续到深夜,宾主尽欢而散。
The banquet went on late into the night, and hosts and guests parted in the best of spirits.

Tone: positive (praise).

Usage and origin

Describes the whole occasion, not one person. A favourite of speeches and reports on dinners and receptions, often as 宾主尽欢而散.

Learn this in Lesson 36 · HSK 5–6: 去朋友家做客 (Visiting a Chinese home)
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