吃喝玩乐

吃喝玩樂

chīhē-wánlè

idiom HSK 7-9 #35,837

Meanings

1 eating, drinking, and having fun; the good life
2 wine, women, and song

Characters

to play; to have fun

pleasure; enjoyment

Four simple pleasures listed together — often used disapprovingly to describe someone who only cares about having a good time.

Examples

他每天只知道吃喝玩乐。

Tā měitiān zhǐ zhīdào chīhēwánlè.

All he does every day is eat, drink, and have fun.

年轻人不能只想着吃喝玩乐。

Niánqīngrén bùnéng zhǐ xiǎng zhe chīhēwánlè.

Young people shouldn't only think about having a good time.

Tips

usage

Usually said with a disapproving tone — parents love to accuse their kids of 只知道吃喝玩乐. But on social media, people use it self-deprecatingly: 人生苦短，吃喝玩乐 ('life is short — eat, drink, and be merry').

Stroke Order

吃 chī

喝 hē

玩 wán

乐 lè