酒桌 (jiǔzhuō): dinner table where drinking hap…

Meanings

1 dinner table where drinking happens
2 drinking table (social/business)

Characters

酒

Examples

中国的很多生意都是在酒桌上谈成的。

Zhōngguó de hěn duō shēngyì dōu shì zài jiǔzhuō shàng tánchéng de.

A lot of business in China gets done at the drinking table.

我不太擅长酒桌文化。

Wǒ bù tài shàncháng jiǔzhuō wénhuà.

I'm not very good at banquet drinking culture.

Tips

culture

酒桌 refers specifically to the social ritual of the dinner-with-drinks table, not just any table with alcohol. 酒桌文化 (drinking-table culture) covers seating order, toasting protocol, and pressure to drink — a well-documented source of friction in modern workplaces.