quàn
jiǔ

common
verb

Meaning of 劝酒

劝酒 means to urge someone to drink (alcohol); to press drinks upon a guest. Pronounced quàn jiǔ.

  • to urge someone to drink (alcohol); to press drinks upon a guest

Definitions & Examples

Zhǔ
rén
bēi
pín
pín
quàn
jiǔ
 

The host raised his cup again and again, urging his guests to drink.

Zài
zhōng
guó
 
quàn
jiǔ
shì
biǎo
shì
qíng
hào
de
zhǒng
fāng
shì
 

In China, urging guests to drink is a way of showing warm hospitality.

shèng
jiǔ
 
dàn
péng
yǒu
hái
shì
tíng
de
quàn
jiǔ
 

He couldn't hold his liquor well, but his friends kept pressing him to drink.

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