干杯
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
干杯 (gānbēi) · cheers!
干杯 (gānbēi) means “cheers!; to drink a toast”. It is written with 2 characters: 干 (dry) + 杯 (cup). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 干杯 is built
The characters
干 gān · dry
What 干 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A club or axe (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
杯 bēi · cup
What 杯 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 不bù — not
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 不 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
来，大家干杯！Lái, dàjiā gānbēi!Come on, everyone, cheers!
我们为新年干杯吧！Wǒmen wèi xīnnián gānbēi ba!Let's drink a toast to the New Year!
Questions about 干杯
What does 干杯 mean?
干杯 (gānbēi) means “cheers!; to drink a toast”.
How do you pronounce 干杯?
干杯 is pronounced gānbēi.
Which HSK level is 干杯?
干杯 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 干净gānjìngclean
- 干什么gànshénmewhat to do
- 干活儿gànhuórto work
- 干吗gànmáwhy
- 能干nénggàncapable
- 饼干bǐnggānbiscuit
- 干脆gāncuìsimply
- 干燥gānzàodry
- 才干cáigànability
- 干旱gānhàndrought
Learn 干杯 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 19: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.