jiǔ

literary

Meaning of 把酒

把酒 means to raise a wine cup; to hold up a cup of wine. Pronounced bǎ jiǔ.

  • to raise a wine cup; to hold up a cup of wine

Definitions & Examples

jiǔ
lín
fēng
 
wàn
qiān
 

He stood alone, holding up his wine to the wind, lost in endless thoughts.

Míng
yuè
shí
yǒu
 
jiǔ
wèn
qīng
tiān
 

How long has the bright moon existed? Raising my wine, I ask the blue sky.

Yàn
zhī
shàng
 
zhǔ
rén
jiǔ
zhì
huān
yíng
 

At the banquet, the host raised his wine cup to deliver a welcome speech.

rén
chóng
féng
 
ér
 
jiǔ
huà
jiù
 

Old friends met again, weeping for joy, they raised their wine and talked of old times.

Shī
rén
cháng
jiǔ
shī
 
shū
xiōng
 

Poets often held up wine while composing poems to express their feelings.

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