用 yòng to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore syn 喝酒 hē jiǔ to drink (alcohol) syn 干杯 乾杯 gān bēi to drink a toast / Cheers! (proposing a toast) / Here's to you! / Bottoms up! / lit. dry cup 饮料 飲料 yǐn liào drink / beverage syn 酗酒 xù jiǔ heavy drinking / to get drunk / to drink to excess syn 品味 pǐn wèi to sample / to taste / to appreciate / one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc) / good taste syn 苏打 蘇打 sū dá (loanword) soda / (loanword) carbonated drink / soft drink 汽水 qì shuǐ soda pop / carbonated soft drink 喝茶 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") syn 饮食 飲食 yǐn shí eating and drinking / food and drink / diet syn 吸食 xī shí (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc) / (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug) / to drink through a straw syn 酿酒 釀酒 niàng jiǔ to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc) 饮酒 飲酒 yǐn jiǔ to drink wine syn 举杯 舉杯 jǔ bēi to toast sb (with wine etc) / to drink a toast syn 烈酒 liè jiǔ strong alcoholic drink 酒水 jiǔ shuǐ beverage / drink syn 祝酒 zhù jiǔ to drink a toast 红牛 紅牛 hóng niú Red Bull (energy drink) 畅饮 暢飲 chàng yǐn to have a few drinks / to drink to one's heart's content syn 酒量 jiǔ liàng capacity for liquor / how much one can drink 冷饮 冷飲 lěng yǐn cold drink 饮用 飲用 yǐn yòng drink / drinking or drinkable (water) syn 狂饮 狂飲 kuáng yǐn to drink hard syn 痛饮 痛飲 tòng yǐn to drink one's fill syn 软饮料 軟飲料 ruǎn yǐn liào soft drink 吃喝 chī hē to eat and drink / food and drink 犒劳 犒勞 kào láo to reward with food and drink / to feast (sb) / presents of food etc made to troops / Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4] syn 热饮 熱飲 rè yǐn hot drink 破戒 pò jiè to violate a religious precept / to smoke or drink after giving up 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè to eat, drink and be merry (idiom) / to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure syn 酒菜 jiǔ cài food and drink / food to accompany wine syn 下酒 xià jiǔ to be appropriate to have with alcohol / to down one's drink syn 雪碧 xuě bì Sprite (soft drink) 陪酒 péi jiǔ to drink along (with sb) 贪杯 貪杯 tān bēi to drink in excess 觥筹交错 觥籌交錯 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 酥油茶 sū yóu chá butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk) 七喜 qī xǐ 7 Up (soft drink) / Hedy Holding Co., PRC computer manufacturer 酣畅 酣暢 hān chàng unrestrained / cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping / to drink with abandon syn 酣暢 酣畅 hān chàng unrestrained / cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping / to drink with abandon 豆汁 dòu zhī douzhi, fermented drink made from ground mung beans / soy milk syn 酒饭 酒飯 jiǔ fàn food and drink syn 大口 dà kǒu big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc) / open mouth / gulping / gobbling / gaping 喝光 hē guāng to drink up / to finish (a drink) 下药 下藥 xià yào to prescribe medicine / to poison / to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc) syn 劝酒 勸酒 quàn jiǔ to urge sb to drink alcohol syn 罚酒 罰酒 fá jiǔ to drink as the result of having lost a bet 酒力 jiǔ lì capacity for alcohol / ability to hold drink 浅尝 淺嚐 qiǎn cháng to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink) / (fig.) to dabble in / to flirt with (a topic) 酒食 jiǔ shí food and drink syn 独酌 獨酌 dú zhuó to drink alone 酌量 zhuó liáng to consider / to allow for / to use one's discretion / to measure (food and drink) syn 行令 xíng lìng to issue orders / to order sb to drink in a drinking game 纵酒 縱酒 zòng jiǔ to drink excessively syn 喝 hē to drink / variant of 嗬[he1] syn 饮 飲 yǐn to drink syn 饮 飲 yìn to give (animals) water to drink syn 酌 zhuó to pour wine / to drink wine / to deliberate / to consider syn 啜 chuò (literary) to drink / to sip / to sob syn 大吃大喝 dà chī dà hē to eat and drink as much as one likes / to make a pig of oneself syn 呷 xiā to sip / to drink / Taiwan pr. [xia2] syn 犒 kào to reward or comfort with presents of food, drink etc 歃 shà to drink 侑 yòu (literary) to urge sb (to eat or drink) syn 酺 pú drink heavily / drink in company 加冰 jiā bīng (of a drink) iced / on the rocks 喝西北风 喝西北風 hē xī běi fēng lit. to drink the northwest wind (idiom) / fig. to go hungry / to have nothing to eat syn 冰沙 bīng shā slushie / smoothie / crushed ice drink / frappucino 果子露 guǒ zi lù fruit drink 沙士 shā shì (loanword) sarsaparilla (carbonated soft drink) / (HK) (loanword) SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) 芬达 芬達 fēn dá Fanta (soft drink brand) / Fender (guitar brand) 饮水思源 飲水思源 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! syn 酣饮 酣飲 hān yǐn to drink one's fill syn 飞觥走斝 飛觥走斝 fēi gōng zǒu jiǎ to drink one's fill (idiom) 朝饔夕飧 zhāo yōng xī sūn lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom) / fig. to do nothing but eat and drink 喝掉 hē diào to drink up / to finish (a drink) 纸包饮品 紙包飲品 zhǐ bāo yǐn pǐn juice box / drink in a carton / Tetra Pak drink 下肚 xià dù to consume (food or drink) / to eat / to drink 歠 chuò (literary) to drink / to sip / gruel / soup 麦酒 麥酒 mài jiǔ beer / ale / (archaic) alcoholic drink made from fermented wheat or barley 嚃 tà (literary) to drink / to swallow 欼 chǐ drink 呫 zhān to drink / to sip / to taste / to lick / whisper / petty 吸尽 吸盡 xī jìn to absorb completely / to drink up 噇 chuáng (dialect) to eat or drink extravagantly 好立克 hǎo lì kè Horlicks (malt-flavored powder used to make a hot drink) 对酌 對酌 duì zhuó to sit face-to-face and drink 师父领进门，修行在个人 師父領進門，修行在個人 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 恶水 惡水 è shuǐ dirty water / water that is unfit to drink / slops 掬饮 掬飲 jū yǐn to drink water by scooping it up with both hands 敬酒不吃吃罚酒 敬酒不吃吃罰酒 jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom) / fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure 欶 shuò to suck / to drink 牵马到河易，强马饮水难 牽馬到河易，強馬飲水難 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) 百利甜 bǎi lì tián Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink) / see also 百利甜酒[Bai3 li4 Tian2 jiu3] 百利甜酒 bǎi lì tián jiǔ Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink) 胡吃海喝 hú chī hǎi hē to eat and drink gluttonously / to pig out 茹荤饮酒 茹葷飲酒 rú hūn yǐn jiǔ to eat meat and drink wine 解酲 jiě chéng to sober up / to sleep off the effect of drink 软饮 軟飲 ruǎn yǐn soft drink 