会客 meaning in English
receive a visitor [guest]: 会客时间 the time for receiving visitors; visiting hours; 恐怕他太忙, 不能会客。 i'm afraid he's much too busy to see visitors. 我们星期四不会客。 we do not receive on thursdays.
◇会客室 reception room; presence chamber
Examples
- I 'm afraid he 's much too busy to see visitors .
恐怕他太忙，不能会客。 - She is too ill to see anyone at present .
她现在病得不能会客。 - He will only see visitors by appointment .
他只根据预约会客。 - Two minute ground-floor rooms served as kitchen, and parlor, used for company .
里面一楼有两间很小的屋子用作厨房，还有一间会客厅用于大家聚会。 - This was partly because the chairman's frail health made it hazardous to predict when he would be in a condition to receive visitors .
部分的理由是因为这位主席当时健康已欠佳，难以预定他的身体状况什么时候适宜会客。