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Chinese
Pronunciation
Verb
乾杯
- to toast; to drink a toast
Interjection
乾杯
- (colloquial) cheers!; bottoms up!
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
乾杯 (“cheers!”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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乾杯
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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乾杯
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Taiwan
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乾杯
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Harbin
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乾杯
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Singapore
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乾杯
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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乾杯
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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乾杯
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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乾杯
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Wanrong
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乾杯
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Xining
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乾杯, 乾杯子
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Xuzhou
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乾了, 見底兒, 乾杯
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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喝淨, 乾杯
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Lanzhou
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乾杯, 乾了
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Ürümqi
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乾杯
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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乾杯, 乾了
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Wuhan
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乾杯
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Guiyang
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乾了, 喝乾, 見底
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Liuzhou
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乾杯
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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乾杯
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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飲杯, 飲勝, 乾杯
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Hong Kong
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飲杯, 飲勝, 乾杯
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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飲勝
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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乾杯
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Macau
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飲勝
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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乾杯, 飲勝
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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飲勝
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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乾杯, 飲勝
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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飲勝
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Foshan
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飲勝
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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乾杯, 飲勝
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Foshan (Shunde)
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飲勝
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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飲勝
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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飲勝
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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飲勝
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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飲勝
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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飲贏佢
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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飲勝
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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飲勝
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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飲嗮佢
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Taishan
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飲嗮佢, 飲勝
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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飲應佢
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Enping (Niujiang)
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飲嗮佢
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Heshan (Yayao)
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飲勝
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Dongguan
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飲勝, 勝
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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乾杯
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Shaoguan
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乾杯, 飲勝
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Yunfu
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飲勝
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Xinyi
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乾杯
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Lianjiang
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乾杯, 飲勝
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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飲勝
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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飲勝
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Gan
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Lichuan
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乾杯
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Pingxiang
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照杯
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Hakka
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Meixian
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乾杯, 深飲, 盡盅
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Xingning
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飲勝
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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乾杯
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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乾杯
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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乾杯
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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乾杯
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Yudu
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乾杯
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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乾杯
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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乾杯
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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乾杯
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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乾杯
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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乾杯
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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乾杯
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Hong Kong
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飲
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Senai (Huiyang)
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飲勝
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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乾杯
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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乾杯
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Xinzhou
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乾杯
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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乾杯
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Southern Min
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Taipei
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乾杯 GT, 乾 GT, 予焦啦 GT
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Penang (Hokkien)
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飲勝
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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焦, 予焦啦
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Chaozhou
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乾杯
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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乾杯
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Leizhou
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乾盅
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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乾
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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飲齊去
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Wu
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Shanghai
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乾杯
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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呷乾
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Suzhou
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乾杯, 照面
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Hangzhou
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乾杯
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Ningbo
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碰杯
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Jinhua
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乾杯
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Note
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GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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Japanese
Alternative spelling
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乾盃 (rare)
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Pronunciation
Verb
乾杯する • (kanpai suru) intransitive suru (stem 乾杯し (kanpai shi), past 乾杯した (kanpai shita))
- to drink a glass dry
- to toast
Conjugation
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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乾杯し
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かんぱいし
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kanpai shi
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Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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乾杯し
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かんぱいし
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kanpai shi
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Shūshikei ("terminal")
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乾杯する
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かんぱいする
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kanpai suru
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Rentaikei ("attributive")
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乾杯する
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かんぱいする
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kanpai suru
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Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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乾杯すれ
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かんぱいすれ
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kanpai sure
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Meireikei ("imperative")
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乾杯せよ¹ 乾杯しろ²
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かんぱいせよ¹ かんぱいしろ²
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kanpai seyo¹ kanpai shiro²
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Key constructions
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Passive
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乾杯される
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かんぱいされる
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kanpai sareru
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Causative
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乾杯させる 乾杯さす
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かんぱいさせる かんぱいさす
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kanpai saseru kanpai sasu
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Potential
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乾杯できる
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かんぱいできる
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kanpai dekiru
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Volitional
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乾杯しよう
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かんぱいしよう
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kanpai shiyō
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Negative
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乾杯しない
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かんぱいしない
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kanpai shinai
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Negative continuative
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乾杯せず
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かんぱいせず
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kanpai sezu
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Formal
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乾杯します
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かんぱいします
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kanpai shimasu
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Perfective
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乾杯した
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かんぱいした
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kanpai shita
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Conjunctive
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乾杯して
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かんぱいして
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kanpai shite
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Hypothetical conditional
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乾杯すれば
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かんぱいすれば
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kanpai sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Interjection
乾杯 • (kanpai)
- cheers! bottoms up! (toast)
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- 「空想力のために、乾杯。」立ち上って、グラスを干すと、眼がくらんだ気持ちで、ふらふらとよろけてしまった。
- “Kūsōryoku no tame ni, kanpai.” Tachiagatte, gurasu o hosu to, me ga kuranda kimochi de, furafura to yorokete shimatta.
- “Cheers to your fancy!” I stood up and drained a glass of beer. Then I felt dizzy and staggered.
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
乾杯 • (geonbae) (hangeul 건배)
- hanja form? of 건배 (“cheers!; bottoms up!”)