HSK 2 · Eating out

干杯

gān bēi

cheers; to drink a toast

Stroke order of 干杯

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

干 · 3 strokes 杯 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

干 is a dry shield, 杯 is a wooden 木 cup: drain the cup!

Parts: 干 dry + 杯 cup

The characters in 干杯

干 gàn — to do (3 strokes)
杯 bēi — cup (measure word) (8 strokes)

Example sentence

大家一起干杯！

Everyone, cheers together!

Words with 干

干什么what to do; why 干to do 干净clean 干活儿to work; to do manual labour 干吗why; what to do

Words with 杯

杯cup (measure word)杯子cup; glass 世界杯World Cup

More words: Eating out

饭馆restaurant 菜单menu 中餐Chinese food 西餐Western food 早餐breakfast 午餐lunch 晚餐dinner 外卖takeaway; delivery food 请客to treat; to invite 做饭to cook 酒店hotel; restaurant 服务service; to serve

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