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The character 宾 means "guest" or "visitor", referring to someone received with hospitality. Its traditional form, 賓, combines the roof radical 宀 (mián) with the cowrie shell radical 貝 (bèi) below, suggesting a guest bringing gifts. In the simplified form 宾, the complex middle section is removed, placing the simplified shell radical 贝 directly under the roof. The core meaning of hosting and reciprocal hospitality extends to modern usage, where it can denote a subordinate or modifying element, such as a grammatical object.
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这家宾馆很干净。
宾客们都到齐了。
宾语在语法中很重要。
他是公司的贵宾。
外宾参观了博物馆。
宾馆为宾客提供了优质服务。
在英语中，宾语通常位于动词之后。
主办方细致地安排了宾主的接待事宜。