Definition
干杯 (gān bēi) is a separable verb (离合词) — you can insert words like 了, 一, 个 between 干 and 杯 (e.g., 干了一杯 'drank a toast'). It's the standard Chinese toast, used both as a verb ('to toast') and as the exclamation 'Cheers!'.
verb
to toastto drink a toastCheers! (used as a toast)
Examples
- ，干杯！Lái, dàjiā yìqǐ gān bēi!Come on, let's all toast together!
- 。Tāmen wèi chénggōng gān le yì bēi.They toasted to success.
- ，干杯。Zài jùhuì shàng, wǒmen hùxiāng gān bēi.At the party, we toasted each other.
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