How to say “cheers!” in Chinese
cheers!; drink a toast to
“Cheers!” in Chinese is 干杯, gān bēi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
干杯 is read gān bēi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Two readings: gān in 干净 and gàn, “do”.
On the left, 木 “wood”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “干杯”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 干杯. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 为我们的友谊干杯wèiwǒmendeyǒuyìgānbēiTo our friendship — bottoms up!
- 为大家的健康干杯wèidàjiādejiànkānggānbēiTo everyone's health — bottoms up!
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cheers!” in Chinese?
“Cheers!” in Chinese is 干杯, pinyin gānbēi.
What does 干杯 mean?
干杯 (gānbēi) means “cheers!; drink a toast to”.
How do you write 干杯?
干杯 is 2 characters: 干 (gān) — dry; do; 杯 (bēi) — cup. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 干杯?
干杯 is read gānbēi. Tones: gān — first tone, bēi — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“cheers!” in the lesson “Meals with Friends”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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