即席

jíxí
  1. impromptu
  2. improvised
  3. to take one's seat (at a banquet etc)

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to take one's seat
  2. impromptu; extempore; off the cuff
  3. to take one's seat

Wiktionary

  1. 就席、入座。
  2. 当场。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 即 jí
  1. namely
  2. that is
  3. i.e.
  4. prompt
  5. at once
  6. at present
  7. even if
  8. prompted (by the occasion)
  9. to approach
  10. to come into contact
  11. to assume (office)
  12. to draw near
=2 席 xí
  1. woven mat
  2. seat
  3. banquet
  4. place in a democratic assembly
  5. classifier for banquets, conversations etc
=2 席 xí woven mat (variant of 席 xí)

Related entries

即兴 jíxìng
  1. improvisation (in the arts)
  2. impromptu
  3. extemporaneous
临场 línchǎng
  1. to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc)
  2. firsthand (experience)
  3. impromptu (remarks etc)
自制 zìzhì
  1. self-made
  2. improvised
  3. homemade
  4. handmade
伊卡洛斯乘著自製的翅膀飛翔。

Icarus flew on crafted wings.

Source: Tatoeba

入席 rùxí to take one's seat
入座 rùzuò to take one's seat