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 能源 néng yuán energy sources / energy 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 寄托 寄託 jì tuō to entrust (to sb) / to place (one's hope, energy etc) in / a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc) syn 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 节能 節能 jié néng to conserve energy / to minimize energy consumption 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 邪气 邪氣 xié qì evil influence / unhealthy trend / (a person's) evil air / aura of wickedness / (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4], vital energy) syn 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 能 néng can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy syn 气 氣 qì gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi syn 神 shén god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing syn 付出 fù chū to pay / to expend / to invest (energy or time) syn 能量 néng liàng energy / capabilities syn 精力 jīng lì energy syn 活力 huó lì energy / vitality / vigor / vital force syn 白费 白費 bái fèi to waste (one's energy etc) syn 献身 獻身 xiàn shēn to commit one's energy to / to devote oneself to / to sacrifice one's life for / (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to syn 定律 dìng lǜ scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy) / (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts") syn 太阳能 太陽能 tài yáng néng solar energy 核能 hé néng nuclear energy syn 透支 tòu zhī (banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse syn 热能 熱能 rè néng heat energy syn 高能 gāo néng high energy 原子能 yuán zǐ néng atomic energy 气力 氣力 qì lì strength / energy / vigor / talent syn 电能 電能 diàn néng electrical energy 后劲 後勁 hòu jìn energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect syn 一鼓作气 一鼓作氣 yī gǔ zuò qì in a spurt of energy syn 光能 guāng néng light energy (e.g. solar) 余力 餘力 yú lì energy left over (to do sth else) syn 正气 正氣 zhèng qì healthy atmosphere / moral spirit / unyielding integrity / probity / (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases) 气功 氣功 qì gōng qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣|气[qi4] through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation 朝气蓬勃 朝氣蓬勃 zhāo qì péng bó full of youthful energy (idiom) / vigorous / energetic / a bright spark syn 下工夫 xià gōng fu to put in time and energy / to concentrate one's efforts syn 动能 動能 dòng néng kinetic energy 精神抖擞 精神抖擻 jīng shén dǒu sǒu spirit trembling with excitement (idiom) / in high spirits / lively and full of enthusiasm / full of energy / con brio syn 守恒 守恆 shǒu héng conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics) / to remain constant (of a number) 势能 勢能 shì néng potential energy syn 