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Pinyin hē jiǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to drink (alcohol)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to drink alcohol
    (syn.) 食酒, 吃酒, 飲酒, 饮酒, 啉酒
    • 空腹喝酒
      空腹喝酒
      kōng fù hē jiǔ
      to drink alcohol on an empty stomach
    • 他喝酒有節制,不盡量。
      他喝酒有节制,不尽量。
      tā hē jiǔ yǒu jié zhì , bù jìn liàng .
      He drinks in moderation and doesn't reach his limit.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    “我爸爸不喝酒。”“我爸爸也不喝。”
    “我爸爸不喝酒。”“我爸爸也不喝。”
    “ wǒ bà ba bù hē jiǔ 。”“ wǒ bà ba yě bù hē 。”
    • "My father doesn't drink." "Neither does my father."
    • "My father doesn't drink alcohol." "Mine doesn't either."
  2. Mandarin
    你尤其不该空腹喝酒。
    你尤其不該空腹喝酒。
    nǐ yóu qí bù gāi kōng fù hē jiǔ 。
    • You should especially not drink on an empty stomach.
  3. Mandarin
    我爸爸既不喝酒也不抽烟。
    我爸爸既不喝酒也不抽煙。
    wǒ bà ba jì bù hē jiǔ yě bù chōu yān 。
    • My father neither drinks nor smokes.
  4. Mandarin
    我今晚不想喝酒。
    我今晚不想喝酒。
    wǒ jīn wǎn bù xiǎng hē jiǔ 。
    • I don't feel like drinking tonight.
    • I don't feel like drinking beer tonight.
  5. Mandarin
    她有时会喝酒。
    她有時會喝酒。
    tā yǒu shí huì hē jiǔ 。
    • She drinks a little wine at times.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    不要喝酒。
    不要喝酒。
    bù yào hē jiǔ .
    • Don't drink alcohol.
  2. Mandarin
    空腹喝酒
    空腹喝酒
    kōng fù hē jiǔ
    • to drink alcohol on an empty stomach
  3. Mandarin
    他喝酒有节制,不尽量。
    他喝酒有節制,不盡量。
    tā hē jiǔ yǒu jié zhì , bù jìn liàng .
    • He drinks in moderation and doesn't reach his limit.
  4. Mandarin
    喝酒伤身。
    喝酒傷身。
    hē jiǔ shāng shēn .
    • Drinking alcohol is bad for one's health.