express good wishes; exchange toasts
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to express good wishes; to exchange toasts (at formal occasions)
formalUsed in formal settings such as banquets, ceremonies, or speeches, often describing mutual exchanges between hosts and guests. Carries a literary or ceremonial tone.
Yàn宴
huì会
zhōng中
bīn宾
zhǔ主
hù互
xiāng相
zhù祝
sòng颂
。
At the banquet, the host and guests exchanged good wishes with one another.
Bīn宾
zhǔ主
jǔ举
bēi杯
hù互
xiāng相
zhù祝
sòng颂
，
qì气
fēn氛
shí十
fēn分
rè热
liè烈
。
The host and guests raised their glasses to exchange toasts, creating a very warm atmosphere.
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Zài在
hūn婚
lǐ礼
shàng上
，
bīn宾
kè客
men们
fēn纷
fēn纷
xiàng向
xīn新
rén人
zhù祝
sòng颂
。
At the wedding, the guests offered their blessings to the newlyweds.