推杯换盏

推杯換盞
tuībēi-huànzhǎn
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to drink and toast together in a convivial atmosphere
  2. 2 to pass cups around at a banquet

Examples

HSK 6
Yànhuì shàng dàjiā tuībēi-huànzhǎn, qìfēn rèliè.
At the banquet everyone clinked cups and toasted, and the atmosphere was lively.
HSK 7-9
Lǎopéngyǒu xiāngjù, tuībēi-huànzhǎn dào shēnyè.
Old friends got together and drank and toasted late into the night.

Tips

memory
Picture the scene literally: 推杯 (push the cup over) + 换盏 (swap small wine cups). At a Chinese banquet you toast by extending your cup toward the other person, the cups visibly 'pass back and forth'. That image is the whole idiom.

Stroke Order

推 tuī
杯 bēi
换 huàn
盏 zhǎn