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庆贺

qìnghè

to congratulate; to celebrate

Friends raising cups in a toast at a table with a cake
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Characters in this word

庆 qìng

Strokes
6
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
Made of
广 broad, vast, wide 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 庆

贺 hè

Strokes
9
Radical
贝 — sea shell
Made of
加 to add to, to increase, to augment 贝 sea shell
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 贺

Example phrases

  • 同事们为她晋升举行小型聚餐,以此庆贺多年努力终于得到认可。 Tóngshì men wèi tā jìnshēng jǔxíng xiǎoxíng jùcān, yǐcǐ qìnghè duō nián nǔlì zhōngyú dédào rènkě. Her colleagues held a small meal for her promotion to celebrate years of effort finally being recognised.
  • 大家举杯庆贺球队夺得了冠军。 Dàjiā jǔ bēi qìnghè qiúduì duódé le guànjūn. Everyone raised their glasses to congratulate the team on winning the championship.
  • 他们放起烟花,庆贺新店顺利开张。 Tāmen fàng qǐ yānhuā, qìnghè xīn diàn shùnlì kāizhāng. They set off fireworks to celebrate the successful opening of the new shop.

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