干杯 gān bēi to drink a toast
to drink a toast; cheers!; bottoms up!
怎么记住“干杯”: 干 do + 杯 cup = to drink a toast.
汉字
用法
- Cheers! / bottoms up - said when toasting: 来，干杯! (lái, gānbēi) come on, cheers!
- Literally 干 (dry) + 杯 (cup) = 'empty the glass', so it can literally mean drain it in one go, not just a symbolic clink.
- Here 干 is read gān (not gàn); as a verb 干一杯 means to down a drink together.
例句
- 来，干杯！ Lái, gānbēi!Cheers!