Korean Culture & Customs

회식

hoe-sik

company dinner

회식 is an after-work team dinner, often with grilled meat and drinks, meant to build bonds. Traditionally hard to skip and sometimes running late into the night, it's now shifting toward shorter, more voluntary gatherings.

Examples

Korean	English
오늘 저녁에 팀 회식이 있어요. oneul jeonyeoge tim hoe-sik-i isseoyo.	There's a team dinner this evening.

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