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饮 (飲)

yǐn

Definition

to drink

Other pronunciations

yìn

to give (animals) water to drink

Character Decomposition

Related words (41)

beverage

banquet; dinner; drinking party; feast

to nurse a grievance; to harbor a grudge

drink; beverage

drinking water

drink; drinking or drinkable (water)

to have tea and refreshments; to have dimsum lunch (Cantonese)

to drink wine

food and drink; drink and food; diet

water dispenser

water dispenser; water cooler; drinking fountain

yǐn yòng shuǐ

drinking water; potable water

yǐn jiǔ zuò lè

drinking party; to go on a binge; to paint the town red

yǐn jiǔ jià chē

drink and drive (moderately high blood alcohol concentration)

yǐn shí liáo yǎng

diet

cold drink

to share nuptial cup; (fig.) to get married

to sip

to wine and dine; to feast; banquet

to drink water by scooping it up with both hands

hot drink

gulp

to drink hard

to enjoy drinking

edema (accumulation of interstitial fluids in internal organs); dropsy

to drink one's fill

to meet for social drinking

to taste (wine etc)

soft drink

to drink one's fill

to enjoy offered food and drink

food and beverage; catering; repast

ruǎn yǐn liào

soft drink

cān yǐn diàn

dining room; restaurant

jiǎn yǐn zé shí

to choose one's food carefully; to be picky

bào yǐn bào shí

to eat and drink unreasonably

zhǐ bāo yǐn pǐn

juice box; drink in a carton; Tetra Pak drink

rú máo yǐn xuè

devour raw meat and fowl (of savages)

rú hūn yǐn jiǔ

to eat meat and drink wine

jiǔ shuǐ yǐn liào

drink (on a menu)

jiǔ jīng yǐn liào

liquor

Idioms (5)

yǐn hèn tūn shēng

to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)

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!

yǐn liú huái 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!

yī yǐn ér jìn

to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)

kuáng yǐn bào shí

drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess

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