喜酒
xǐ jiǔ
Pinyin

Definition

喜酒
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xǐ jiǔ
  1. wedding feast
  2. liquor drunk at a wedding feast

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

喜
xǐ
  1. 1 to be fond of
  2. 2 to like
  3. 3 to enjoy
  4. 4 to be happy
  5. 5 to feel pleased
  6. 6 happiness
  7. 7 delight
  8. 8 glad
喜欢
xǐ huan
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to be fond of
恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. 1 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
酒
jiǔ
  1. 1 wine (esp. rice wine)
  2. 2 liquor
  3. 3 spirits
  4. 4 alcoholic beverage
  5. 5 classifier: 杯 bēi
  6. 6 classifier: 瓶 píng
  7. 7 classifier: 罐 guàn
  8. 8 classifier: 桶 tǒng
  9. 9 classifier: 缸 gāng
酒吧
jiǔ bā
  1. 1 bar
  2. 2 pub
  3. 3 saloon
  4. 4 classifier: 家 jiā

Idioms (20)

一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
喜不自胜
xǐ bù zì shèng
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
喜不自禁
xǐ bù zì jīn
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
  1. 1 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 overjoyed at the turn of events

Sample Sentences

是吗？你在中国喝过喜酒吗？
shì ma ？nǐ zài Zhōngguó hē guo xǐjiǔ ma ？
Really? Have you attended a wedding reception in China before?
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没有。所以我特别兴奋。这里的喜酒是什么样子的？
méiyǒu 。suǒyǐ wǒ tèbié xīngfèn 。zhèlǐ de xǐjiǔ shì shénme yàngzi de ？
No, I haven't, so I'm especially excited. What are wedding receptions in China like?
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这你就不懂了。中国人觉得客人来喝喜酒是给你面子，所以新人一定要在门口招呼客人。
zhè nǐ jiù bù dǒng le 。zhōngguórén juéde kèren lái hē xǐjiǔ shì gěi nǐ miànzi ，suǒyǐ xīnrén yīdìng yào zài ménkǒu zhāohu kèren 。
You don't understand. Chinese people feel that the guest coming to attend their wedding reception gives them face. So the newlyweds definitely have to greet their guests at the door.
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这话说得对。那我们就等着喝喜酒啦！
zhè huà shuōde duì 。nà wǒmen jiù děng zhe hē xǐjiǔ la ！
That's exactly right. Then we're waiting to toast your wedding!
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那说不定。我有个小学同学，十多年没联系了，某一天突然QQ上说请我喝喜酒。
nà shuōbudìng 。wǒ yǒu gè xiǎoxuétóngxué ，shíduōnián méi liánxì le ，mǒuyītiān tūrán QQ shàng shuō qǐng wǒ hē xǐjiǔ 。
Well, he might. I have an elementary school classmate that I haven't been in touch with for over ten years. One day he suddenly invited me to come to his wedding banquet on QQ.
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哎，对了，你跟你们那位也好了三四年了吧？什么时候喝你们的喜酒？
āi ，duìle ，nǐ gēn nǐmen nèi wèi yě hǎo le sān sì nián le ba ？shénme shíhou hē nǐmen de xǐjiǔ ？
Hey, that's right. Haven't you been with that guy for three or four years? When are you guys gonna tie the knot?
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