应酬
Old HSK 6
应酬 (yìngchou) · social engagements
应酬 (yìngchou) means “social engagements; to socialise (for work)”. It is written with 2 characters: 应 (should) + 酬 (to toast). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 应酬 is built
The characters
应 yīng · should
What 应 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
酬 chóu · to toast
What 酬 is made of
- 酉yǒu — wine
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 兀wù — weak
- 州zhōu — state
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 川chuān — stream
Example sentences
他晚上经常有应酬。Tā wǎnshang jīngcháng yǒu yìngchou.He often has business dinners in the evening.
我不太会应酬。Wǒ bù tài huì yìngchou.I'm not very good at socialising.
Questions about 应酬
What does 应酬 mean?
应酬 (yìngchou) means “social engagements; to socialise (for work)”.
How do you pronounce 应酬?
应酬 is pronounced yìngchou.
Which HSK level is 应酬?
应酬 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 答应dāyingto agree
- 应该yīnggāishould
- 反应fǎnyìngreaction
- 适应shìyìngto adapt
- 应当yīngdāngshould
- 应用yìngyòngto apply
- 供应gōngyìngto supply
- 应聘yìngpìnto apply for a job
- 应付yìngfuto deal with
- 对应duìyìngto correspond to
Learn 应酬 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 218: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.