Usage note
出席表示参加正式活动。
chū xí biǎo shì cān jiā zhèng shì huó dòng。
出席 means to attend a formal event.
Context note
出席常用于会议、典礼和活动。
chū xí cháng yòng yú huì yì 、 diǎn lǐ hé huó dòng。
It is often used with meetings, ceremonies, and events.
5 examples
他出席了会议。
tā chū xí le huì yì。
He attended the meeting.
请准时出席。
qǐng zhǔn shí chū xí。
Please attend on time.
老师出席了活动。
lǎo shī chū xí le huó dòng。
The teacher attended the event.
很多人出席了。
hěn duō rén chū xí le。
Many people attended.
她不能出席。
tā bù néng chū xí。
She cannot attend.
5 mini stories
校长出席了开学典礼。
xiào zhǎng chū xí le kāi xué diǎn lǐ。
The principal attended the opening ceremony.
他因为有事，不能出席。
tā yīn wèi yǒu shì， bù néng chū xí。
He cannot attend because he has something to do.
老师提醒大家要出席会议。
lǎo shī tí xǐng dà jiā yào chū xí huì yì。
The teacher reminded everyone to attend the meeting.
出席人数很多。
chū xí rén shù hěn duō。
A lot of people attended.
她很高兴能出席这次活动。
tā hěn gāo xìng néng chū xí zhè cì huó dòng。
She was very happy to attend this event.
Mini dialogue
出席活动
A
明天你会出席学校的运动会吗？
Míngtiān nǐ huì chūxí xuéxiào de yùndònghuì ma?
Will you attend the school sports day tomorrow?
B
会的，我们全班都要出席。
Huì de, wǒmen quán bān dōu yào chūxí.
Yes, our whole class has to attend.
出席人数
A
今天出席的同学有多少人？
Jīntiān chūxí de tóngxué yǒu duōshao rén?
How many classmates attended today?
B
有三十人出席，只有小明请假了。
Yǒu sānshí rén chūxí, zhǐyǒu Xiǎo Míng qǐngjià le.
Thirty people attended, only Xiao Ming asked for leave.
Related words and contrasts
similar
参加
cānjiā
to participate in
出席 is for formal events like meetings; 参加 is for activities.
opposite
缺席
quē xí
to be absent
出席 means to attend; 缺席 means to be absent.