敬 酒

jìngjiǔ

“To toast” in Chinese is 敬酒 (jìngjiǔ).

Meaning

to toast; to propose a toast

Example

敬酒不吃吃罰酒。

You will learn the hard way.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

jìngHSK 512 strokesrespectful; to respect jiǔHSK 210 strokeswine (esp. rice wine)

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