回敬

huíjìng

verb #17,166

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他敬了我一杯酒，我也回敬了他一杯。

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

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

HSK 7-9

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