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 单独 單獨 dān dú alone / by oneself / on one's own syn 干杯 乾杯 gān bēi to drink a toast / Cheers! (proposing a toast) / Here's to you! / Bottoms up! / lit. dry cup 独自 獨自 dú zì alone syn 单身 單身 dān shēn unmarried / single / alone syn 独立 獨立 dú lì independent / independence / to stand alone syn 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 独处 獨處 dú chǔ to live alone / to spend time alone (or with a significant other) 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 何况 何況 hé kuàng let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more 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) 放任 fàng rèn to ignore / to let alone / to indulge syn 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 独身 獨身 dú shēn unmarried / single / alone syn 孤零零 gū líng líng lone / isolated and without help / all alone / solitary syn 独来独往 獨來獨往 dú lái dú wǎng coming and going alone (idiom) / a lone operator / keeping to oneself / unsociable / maverick 祝酒 zhù jiǔ to drink a toast 红牛 紅牛 hóng niú Red Bull (energy drink) 独居 獨居 dú jū to live alone / to live a solitary existence 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 单个 單個 dān ge single / alone / individually / an odd one syn 孤身 gū shēn alone / lonely syn 狂饮 狂飲 kuáng yǐn to drink hard syn 只身 隻身 zhī shēn alone / by oneself syn 痛饮 痛飲 tòng yǐn to drink one's fill syn 孑然 jié rán solitary / lonely / alone 软饮料 軟飲料 ruǎn yǐn liào soft drink 吃喝 chī hē to eat and drink / food and drink 独断 獨斷 dú duàn to decide alone without consultation / arbitrary / dictatorial syn 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 放羊 fàng yáng to tend a flock of sheep / to let sheep out to pasture / fig. to throw off the reins / to leave sb alone / acting freely and irresponsibly 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) 独独 獨獨 dú dú alone syn 惟独 惟獨 wéi dú only / solely / this one alone syn 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 无独有偶 無獨有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.) / not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case syn 酥油茶 sū yóu chá butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk) 伶仃 líng dīng alone and helpless syn 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 别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of / not to mention / let alone 大口 dà kǒu big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc) / open mouth / gulping / gobbling / gaping 落单 落單 luò dān to be on one's own / to be left alone / to be left out 独步 獨步 dú bù lit. walking alone / prominent / unrivalled / outstanding syn 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 遑论 遑論 huáng lùn let alone / not to mention 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 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 唯 wéi only / alone / -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism) syn 独 獨 dú alone / independent / single / sole / only 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 茕 煢 qióng alone / desolate 单刀赴会 單刀赴會 dān dāo fù huì lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom) / fig. to go alone into enemy lines 犒 kào to reward or comfort with presents of food, drink etc 独断独行 獨斷獨行 dú duàn dú xíng to decide and act alone (idiom) / to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself syn 孑 jié (literary) lonely / all alone 阒 闃 qù quiet / to live alone 踽 jǔ hunchbacked / walk alone 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 独断专行 獨斷專行 dú duàn zhuān xíng to decide and act alone (idiom) / to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself syn 