应酬 (應酬)
yìng chou
Pinyin

Definition

应酬 (應酬)
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yìng chou
  1. social niceties
  2. social interaction
  3. a dinner party

Character Decomposition

Related Words (14)

应酬
yìng chou
  1. 1 social niceties
  2. 2 social interaction
  3. 3 a dinner party
酬宾
chóu bīn
  1. 1 bargain sale
  2. 2 discount
报酬
bào chou
  1. 1 reward
  2. 2 remuneration
天道酬勤
tiān dào chóu qín
  1. 1 Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
薪酬
xīn chóu
  1. 1 pay
  2. 2 remuneration
  3. 3 salary
  4. 4 reward

Idioms (1)

天道酬勤
tiān dào chóu qín
  1. 1 Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

应酬的时候难免要喝点酒。
yìngchou de shíhou nánmiǎn yào hē diǎnr jiǔ 。
It's hard to avoid drinking at social occasions.
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我在生意场上混，难免有一些应酬。但我绝对没做什么出格的事。
wǒ zài shēngyìchǎng shàng hùn ，nánmiǎn yǒu yīxiē yìngchou 。dàn wǒ juéduì méi zuò shénme chūgé de shì 。
When you do business there's always going to be some socializing. But I've absolutely never done anything that crosses the line.
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我真正开始喝酒是上大学以后。有时候晚上我们几个哥们儿买几瓶啤酒，就着花生米在宿舍喝。那时候真开心，不像工作以后，经常要为了应酬而喝酒。
wǒ zhēnzhèng kāishǐ hējiǔ shì shàng dàxué yǐhòu 。yǒushíhou wǎnshang wǒmen jǐ ge gēmenr mǎi jǐ píng píjiǔ ，jiùzhe huāshēngmǐ zài sùshè hē 。nà shíhou zhēn kāixīn ，bù xiàng gōngzuò yǐhòu ，jīngcháng yào wèile yìngchou ér hējiǔ 。
I really started to drink alcohol after I started college. Sometimes in the evenings some of us buddies would buy a few bottles of beer along with some peanuts and drink in the dorm. Those times were really happy, not like after I started working, when I often have to drink for the sake of social occasions.
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都是我不好，最近老是出去应酬，没照顾好你。
dōu shì wǒ bù hǎo ，zuìjìn lǎoshi chūqù yìngchou ，méi zhàogu hǎo nǐ 。
It’s all my fault. I’m always out attending social functions lately. I haven’t been taking care of you.
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说什么呢？你辞职了，我们娘俩喝西北风去？你该应酬的时候还是要去的，我能照顾好自己。
shuō shénme ne ？nǐ cízhí le ，wǒmen niángliǎ hē xīběifēng qù ？nǐ gāi yìngchou de shíhou háishì yào qù de ，wǒ néng zhàogu hǎo zìjǐ 。
What are you talking about? If you resign, what are the baby and I supposed to eat? If you have social obligations, you need to fulfill them. I can take care of myself.
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做销售需要到处跑。应酬很重要。会喝酒、唱歌、打高尔夫也很有用。
zuò xiāoshòu xūyào dàochù pǎo 。yìngchou hěn zhòngyào 。huì hējiǔ 、chànggē 、dǎ gāoěrfū yě hěn yǒuyòng 。
Doing marketing requires one to go all over the place. People skills are very important. Drinking, singing, and playing golf are also very useful.
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