"Drink" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yǐn liào drink / beverage
 hē to drink / variant of 嗬[he1]
 hē jiǔ to drink (alcohol)
 yǐn yòng drink / drinking or drinkable (water)
 jiǔ shuǐ beverage / a drink
 xī shí (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc) / (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug) / to drink through a straw
 yǐn to drink
 chuò (literary) to drink / to sip / to sob
 shà to drink
 chuò (literary) to drink / to sip / gruel / soup
 tà to drink / to swallow
 chǐ drink
 zhān to drink / to sip / to taste / to lick / whisper / petty
 shuò to suck / to drink
 jiǔ shuǐ yǐn liào drink (on a menu)
 yǐn shí food and drink / diet
 pǐn wèi to sample / to taste / to appreciate / one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc) / good taste
 dà kǒu big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc) / open mouth / gulping / gobbling / gaping
 yǐn jiǔ to drink wine
 chī hē to eat and drink / food and drink
 hē chá to drink tea / to get engaged / to have a serious conversation / (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")
 niàng jiǔ to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc)
 jǔ bēi to toast sb (with wine etc) / to drink a toast
 chī hē wán lè to eat, drink and be merry (idiom) / to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
 xù jiǔ heavy drinking / to get drunk / to drink to excess
 jiǔ cài food and drink / food to accompany wine
 jiǔ liàng capacity for liquor / how much one can drink
 lěng yǐn cold drink
 gān bēi to drink a toast / Cheers! (proposing a toast) / Here's to you! / Bottoms up! / lit. dry cup
 liè jiǔ strong alcoholic drink
 hē guāng to drink up / to finish (a drink)
 yòng to use / to employ / to have to / to eat or drink / expense or outlay / usefulness / hence / therefore
 chàng yǐn to have a few drinks / to drink to one's heart's content
 xià yào to prescribe medicine / to poison / to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc)
 tòng yǐn to drink one's fill
 xià jiǔ to be appropriate to have with alcohol / to down one's drink
 kào láo to reward with food and drink / to feast (sb) / presents of food etc made to troops / Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4]
 quàn jiǔ to urge sb to drink alcohol
 fá jiǔ to drink as the result of having lost a bet
 péi jiǔ to drink along (with sb)
 jiǔ lì capacity for alcohol / ability to hold drink
 ruǎn yǐn liào soft drink
 hān chàng unrestrained / cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping / to drink with abandon
 hān chàng unrestrained / cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping / to drink with abandon
 jiǔ shí food and drink
 sū yóu chá butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)
 dú zhuó to drink alone
 pò jiè to violate a religious precept / to smoke or drink after giving up
 kuáng yǐn to drink hard
 rè yǐn hot drink
 dòu zhī douzhi, fermented drink made from ground mung beans / soy milk
 sū dá shuǐ soda drink (loanword)
 tān bēi to drink in excess
 jiǔ fàn food and drink
 gōng chóu jiāo cuò wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined / to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom) / a big (drinking) party
 xíng lìng to issue orders / to order sb to drink in a drinking game
 zòng jiǔ to drink excessively
 zhù jiǔ to drink a toast
 yìn to give (animals) water to drink
 zhuó to pour wine / to drink wine / to deliberate / to consider
 xiā suck, swallow, drink
 kào to reward or comfort with presents of food, drink etc
 pú drink heavily / drink in company
西 hē xī běi fēng lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom) / cold and hungry
 yǐn shuǐ sī yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings!
 fēi gōng zǒu jiǎ to drink one's fill (idiom)
 zhāo yōng xī sūn lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom) / fig. to do nothing but eat and drink
 dà chī dà hē to eat and drink as much as one likes / to make a pig of oneself
 bīng shā slushie / smoothie / crushed ice drink / frappucino
 guǒ zi lù fruit drink
 dǎ jiǔ to have a drink
 fēn dá Fanta (soft drink brand) / Fender (guitar brand)
 hān yǐn to drink one's fill
 mài jiǔ beer / ale / (archaic) alcoholic drink made from fermented wheat or barley
 zuǒ jiǔ to drink together (in company) / to drink together (with food)
 xī jìn to absorb completely / to drink up
 hē diào to drink up / to finish (a drink)
 duì zhuó to sit face-to-face and drink
 xiǎo zhuó to have a drink / small party
 shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you / you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
 è shuǐ dirty water / water that is unfit to drink / slops
 jū yǐn to drink water by scooping it up with both hands
 jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit / fig. to hesitate to do sth until forced to do even more
 qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiáng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
 hú chī hǎi hē to eat and drink gluttonously / to pig out
 rú hūn yǐn jiǔ to eat meat and drink wine
 jiě chéng to sober up / to sleep off the effect of drink
 ruǎn yǐn soft drink
 jiǔ yáo wine and meat / food and drink
 jiǔ jià driving while intoxicated / DWI / to drink and drive
 nán hē unpleasant to drink
怀 yǐn liú huái yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings!
 yǐn jiǔ jià chē drink and drive (moderately high blood alcohol concentration)
 xiǎng yǐn to enjoy offered food and drink
 yàn yú yóu lè to be satiated with food and drink (idiom)
 néng liàng yǐn liào energy drink
 dà chī èr hē to eat and drink extravagantly / to binge
 bù wéi jiǔ kùn not a slave to the bottle / able to enjoy alcohol in moderation / able to hold one's drink
 bào yǐn bào shí to eat and drink unreasonably
 jiǔ zhì bàn hān to drink until one is half drunk
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