喜酒
xǐ jiǔ
Pinyin

Definition

喜酒
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xǐ jiǔ
  1. wedding feast
  2. liquor drunk at a wedding feast

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

喜
xǐ
  1. 1 to be fond of
  2. 2 to like
  3. 3 to enjoy
  4. 4 to be happy
  5. 5 to feel pleased
  6. 6 happiness
  7. 7 delight
  8. 8 glad
喜欢
xǐ huan
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to be fond of
恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. 1 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
酒
jiǔ
  1. 1 wine (esp. rice wine)
  2. 2 liquor
  3. 3 spirits
  4. 4 alcoholic beverage
  5. 5 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
酒吧
jiǔ bā
  1. 1 bar
  2. 2 pub
  3. 3 saloon
  4. 4 CL:家[jiā]
酒店
jiǔ diàn
  1. 1 wine shop
  2. 2 pub (public house)
  3. 3 hotel
  4. 4 restaurant
  5. 5 (Tw) hostess club
惊喜
jīng xǐ
  1. 1 nice surprise
  2. 2 to be pleasantly surprised
下酒
xià jiǔ
  1. 1 to be appropriate to have with alcohol
  2. 2 to down one's drink
啤酒
pí jiǔ
  1. 1 beer (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
喜事
xǐ shì
  1. 1 happy occasion
  2. 2 wedding
喜剧
xǐ jù
  1. 1 comedy
  2. 2 CL:部[bù],齣|出[chū]
喜好
xǐ hào
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 fond of
  3. 3 to prefer
  4. 4 to love
  5. 5 one's tastes
  6. 6 preference
喜怒哀乐
xǐ nù āi lè
  1. 1 four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huān xǐ], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fèn nù], sorrow 悲哀[bēi āi] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuài lè]
喜悦
xǐ yuè
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 joyous
喜爱
xǐ ài
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to love
  3. 3 to be fond of
  4. 4 favorite
喜庆
xǐ qìng
  1. 1 jubilation
  2. 2 festive
喜乐
xǐ lè
  1. 1 joy
喜气
xǐ qì
  1. 1 hilarity
  2. 2 cheerful atmosphere
喜气洋洋
xǐ qì yáng yáng
  1. 1 full of joy (idiom); jubilation
喜洋洋
xǐ yáng yáng
  1. 1 radiant with joy

Idioms (20)

一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
喜不自胜
xǐ bù zì shèng
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
喜不自禁
xǐ bù zì jīn
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
  1. 1 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 overjoyed at the turn of events
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
  1. 1 face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
喜从天降
xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
  1. 1 joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
  2. 2 unlooked-for happy event
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
  1. 1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
喜极而泣
xǐ jí ér qì
  1. 1 crying tears of joy (idiom)
喜气洋洋
xǐ qì yáng yáng
  1. 1 full of joy (idiom); jubilation
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
  1. 1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
  2. 2 beaming with happiness
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
  1. 1 to tie the knot (idiom)
  2. 2 to get married
喜闻乐见
xǐ wén lè jiàn
  1. 1 to love to hear and see (idiom)
  2. 2 well received
  3. 3 to one's liking
乔迁之喜
qiáo qiān zhī xǐ
  1. 1 congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!
嗜酒如命
shì jiǔ rú mìng
  1. 1 to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ
  1. 1 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
大喜过望
dà xǐ guò wàng
  1. 1 overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
  1. 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the best is saved for last
好酒贪杯
hào jiǔ tān bēi
  1. 1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
  1. 1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

Sample Sentences

是吗？你在中国喝过喜酒吗？
shì ma ？nǐ zài Zhōngguó hē guo xǐjiǔ ma ？
Really? Have you attended a wedding reception in China before?
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没有。所以我特别兴奋。这里的喜酒是什么样子的？
méiyǒu 。suǒyǐ wǒ tèbié xīngfèn 。zhèlǐ de xǐjiǔ shì shénme yàngzi de ？
No, I haven't, so I'm especially excited. What are wedding receptions in China like?
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这你就不懂了。中国人觉得客人来喝喜酒是给你面子，所以新人一定要在门口招呼客人。
zhè nǐ jiù bù dǒng le 。zhōngguórén juéde kèren lái hē xǐjiǔ shì gěi nǐ miànzi ，suǒyǐ xīnrén yīdìng yào zài ménkǒu zhāohu kèren 。
You don't understand. Chinese people feel that the guest coming to attend their wedding reception gives them face. So the newlyweds definitely have to greet their guests at the door.
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这话说得对。那我们就等着喝喜酒啦！
zhè huà shuōde duì 。nà wǒmen jiù děng zhe hē xǐjiǔ la ！
That's exactly right. Then we're waiting to toast your wedding!
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那说不定。我有个小学同学，十多年没联系了，某一天突然QQ上说请我喝喜酒。
nà shuōbudìng 。wǒ yǒu gè xiǎoxuétóngxué ，shíduōnián méi liánxì le ，mǒuyītiān tūrán QQ shàng shuō qǐng wǒ hē xǐjiǔ 。
Well, he might. I have an elementary school classmate that I haven't been in touch with for over ten years. One day he suddenly invited me to come to his wedding banquet on QQ.
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哎，对了，你跟你们那位也好了三四年了吧？什么时候喝你们的喜酒？
āi ，duìle ，nǐ gēn nǐmen nèi wèi yě hǎo le sān sì nián le ba ？shénme shíhou hē nǐmen de xǐjiǔ ？
Hey, that's right. Haven't you been with that guy for three or four years? When are you guys gonna tie the knot?
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