生日派对

生日派對

shēngrìpàiduì

noun

Measure Word

一场生日派对 chǎng

Meanings

1 birthday party

Characters

pai (phonetic for 'par')

dui (phonetic for 'ty')

Examples

周六晚上我去朋友家参加生日派对。

Zhōuliù wǎnshang wǒ qù péngyou jiā cānjiā shēngrì pàiduì.

Saturday evening I'm going to a friend's place for a birthday party.

她的生日派对上来了二十个人。

Tā de shēngrì pàiduì shàng láile èrshí gè rén.

Twenty people showed up at her birthday party.

Tips

usage

派对 is a loanword from English 'party' and tends to imply a more Western-style get-together with cake and decorations, as opposed to 生日宴 (birthday banquet) used for formal family celebrations, especially for elders (寿宴).

Stroke Order

生 shēng

日 rì

派 pài

对 duì