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 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 酒精 jiǔ jīng (coll.) ethanol / ethyl alcohol 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 酒后 酒後 jiǔ hòu after drinking / under the influence of alcohol 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 酝酿 醞釀 yùn niàng (of alcohol) to ferment / (of a crisis) to be brewing / to mull over (an issue) / to hold exploratory discussions syn 祝酒 zhù jiǔ to drink a toast 红牛 紅牛 hóng niú Red Bull (energy drink) 禁酒 jìn jiǔ prohibition / ban on alcohol / dry law 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 擦洗 cā xǐ to clean (with water or alcohol) / to wipe and wash / to swab / to scrub syn 酒味 jiǔ wèi smell of alcohol / flavoring of rum or other liquor in food / aroma or nose (of wine) 冷饮 冷飲 lěng yǐn cold drink 乙醇 yǐ chún ethanol / ethyl alcohol syn 饮用 飲用 yǐn yòng drink / drinking or drinkable (water) syn 狂饮 狂飲 kuáng yǐn to drink hard syn 醒酒 xǐng jiǔ to dissipate the effects of alcohol / to sober up 痛饮 痛飲 tòng yǐn to drink one's fill syn 烟酒 煙酒 yān jiǔ tobacco and alcohol 软饮料 軟飲料 ruǎn yǐn liào soft drink 酒瘾 酒癮 jiǔ yǐn alcohol addiction 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 专柜 專櫃 zhuān guì sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol) 度数 度數 dù shu number of degrees / reading (on a meter) / strength (alcohol, lenses etc) 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 甲醇 jiǎ chún methyl alcohol / methanol CH3OH / wood alcohol / wood spirit 下酒 xià jiǔ to be appropriate to have with alcohol / to down one's drink syn 雪碧 xuě bì Sprite (soft drink) 丙醇 bǐng chún propanol / propyl alcohol C3H7OH 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 维纶 維綸 wéi lún vinylon, synthetic fiber made from polyvinyl alcohol (loanword) 大口 dà kǒu big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc) / open mouth / gulping / gobbling / gaping 上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) syn 泡吧 pào bā to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc) / to go clubbing 解酒 jiě jiǔ to dissipate the effects of alcohol 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 闷酒 悶酒 mèn jiǔ alcohol drunk to drown one's sorrows 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 醇酸 chún suān alkyd / alcohol acid / hydroxyacid 丁醇 dīng chún butanol / butyl alcohol C4H9OH 甘露醇 gān lù chún mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol 酌量 zhuó liáng to consider / to allow for / to use one's discretion / to measure (food and drink) syn 异丙醇 異丙醇 yì bǐng chún isopropanol / isopropyl alcohol C3H8O 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 烧锅 燒鍋 shāo guō a still (for distilling alcohol) 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 禁酒令 jìn jiǔ lìng prohibition / ban on alcohol 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 思乐冰 思樂冰 sī lè bīng Slurpee (drink) 酣饮 酣飲 hān yǐn to drink one's fill syn 酦 醱 pō to ferment alcohol / Taiwan pr. [po4] 