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Definition(s) for: 对酒当歌

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
对酒当歌 duì jiǔ dāng gē - lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 81,906 41,049

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
duì- right; correct
- towards; at; for
- concerning; regarding
- to treat (sb a certain way)
- to face
- (bound form) opposite; facing; matching
- to match together; to adjust
- to fit; to suit
- to answer; to reply
- to add; to pour in (a fluid)
- to check; to compare
- classifier: couple; pair
jiǔ- wine (esp. rice wine)
- liquor
- spirits
- alcoholic beverage
- CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
dāng- (onom.) dong
- ding dong (bell)
dāng- to be
- to act as
- manage
- withstand
- when
- during
- ought
- should
- match equally
- equal
- same
- obstruct
- just at (a time or place)
- on the spot
- right
- just at
dàng- at or in the very same...
- suitable
- adequate
- fitting
- proper
- to replace
- to regard as
- to think
- to pawn
- (coll.) to fail (a student)
- song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1])
- (bound form) to sing
- variant of 歌[ge1]

Other Words Containing 对酒当歌

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo