duìzhuó

对酌

Word · VerbTraditional對酌

drink together face to face

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to drink together (while sitting face to face); to share a drink

literary

A classical and somewhat literary expression, often implying a private, intimate, or scholarly gathering over wine or liquor.

Jià假
rì日
yǔ与
lǎo老
yǒu友
duì对
zhuó酌
 ,
chàng畅
tán谈
wǎng往
shì事
 。

On the holiday, I shared a drink with an old friend, chatting freely about the past.

Shī诗
rén人
xǐ喜
huān欢
zài在
yuè月
xià下
yǔ与
zhī知
jǐ己
duì对
zhuó酌
 。

The poet enjoys drinking with a close friend under the moonlight.

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Tā他
men们
èr二
rén人
bì闭
mén门
duì对
zhuó酌
 ,
bù不
lǐ理
chuāng窗
wài外
sú俗
shì事
 。

The two of them closed the door to drink together, ignoring worldly affairs outside.