对酒当歌 duì jiǔ dāng gē

lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

Characters

Character Meaning
对 duì HSK 1
for; towards; at
酒 jiǔ HSK 3
alcoholic beverage; liquor; wine (esp. rice wine)
当 dāng HSK 3
to be; to act as; should
歌 gē HSK 2
song; to sing; variant of 歌gē