回敬

huíjìng

verb #17,166

Meanings

他敬了我一杯酒，我也回敬了他一杯。

Tā jìng le wǒ yī bēi jiǔ, wǒ yě huíjìng le tā yī bēi.

He toasted me with a glass of wine, and I returned the toast.

她用同样的方式回敬了对方的讽刺。

Tā yòng tóngyàng de fāngshì huíjìng le duìfāng de fěngcì.

She returned the other person's sarcasm in the same way.

usage

回敬 is used both literally (returning a toast at a banquet) and figuratively (retaliating with the same kind of action, positive or negative).

回 huí

敬 jìng