urge to drink; press sb. to drink
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to urge someone to drink (alcohol); to press drinks upon a guest
Commonly occurs at Chinese banquets as a sign of hospitality. Can range from friendly encouragement to insistent pressure.
Zhǔ主
rén人
jǔ举
bēi杯
pín频
pín频
quàn劝
jiǔ酒
。
The host raised his cup again and again, urging his guests to drink.
Zài在
zhōng中
guó国
，
quàn劝
jiǔ酒
shì是
biǎo表
shì示
rè热
qíng情
hào好
kè客
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
fāng方
shì式
。
In China, urging guests to drink is a way of showing warm hospitality.
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Tā他
bù不
shèng胜
jiǔ酒
lì力
，
dàn但
péng朋
yǒu友
hái还
shì是
bù不
tíng停
de地
quàn劝
jiǔ酒
。
He couldn't hold his liquor well, but his friends kept pressing him to drink.