干杯

gān bēi · gan bei

Traditional 乾杯

Meaning

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  1. to drink a toast
  2. Cheers! (proposing a toast)
  3. Here's to you!
  4. Bottoms up!
  5. lit. dry cup

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2 examples
01

请(qǐng)诸(zhū)位(wèi)斟(zhēn)满(mǎn)酒(jiǔ),为(wèi)新(xīn)郎(láng)和(hé)新(xīn)娘(niáng)干(gān)杯(bēi)!

Please charge your glasses and drink a toast to the bride and groom!

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by maxine · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

来(lái),为(wèi)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)友(yǒu)谊(yì)干(gān)杯(bēi)!

Come, let's drink a toast to our friendship!

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