喜酒 (xǐ jiǔ): wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

wedding feast
liquor drunk at a wedding feast

Chinese explanation

指结婚时招待亲友的酒席或喜宴
也指在婚礼上喝的酒。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

to like; to be fond of

HSK 3

wine (esp. rice wine)

Example sentences

Tomorrow is my older cousin's wedding day, our whole family is going to attend the wedding feast, and my mom even specially prepared a big red envelope.

Last week I attended my good friend's wedding feast; at the banquet, when the bride and groom came to toast, everyone stood up and said words of blessing.

In China, attending a wedding feast is not just about eating; it is an important occasion for relatives and friends to gather together to celebrate the newlyweds' marriage.

He missed his colleague's wedding feast because of a business trip, so he had to give a gift afterward and congratulate his colleague in person on the new marriage.

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