劝酒令

勸酒令
quànjiǔlìng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 drinking game (used to urge others to drink)
  2. 2 toasting game

Examples

Jiǔzhuō shàng wán qǐ le quànjiǔlìng.
They started playing a drinking game at the table.
Tā zuì pà yìngchou shí bèi guàn quànjiǔlìng.
What he dreads most at business dinners is being pulled into a toasting game.
Gǔdài wénrén yě yǒu yǎzhì de quànjiǔlìng.
Ancient literati also had their own refined drinking games.

Tips

culture
酒令 is the general word for drinking-game rules; 劝酒令 emphasizes the pressure-to-drink aspect. Classic forms include 猜拳 (finger-guessing) and (literary line-capping).
usage
The verb 劝酒 means 'to urge (someone) to drink'. Refusing is 不胜酒力 or the common dodge 开车 ('I'm driving').

Stroke Order

quàn
jiǔ
lìng