独酌

獨酌

dúzhuó

verb

Meanings

HSK 5

他坐在阳台上独酌，看着远处的灯火。

Tā zuò zài yángtái shàng dúzhuó, kàn zhe yuǎnchù de dēnghuǒ.

He sat on the balcony drinking alone, looking at the lights in the distance.

HSK 7-9

中秋夜，他独酌一杯，想起了远方的家人。

Zhōngqiū yè, tā dúzhuó yì bēi, xiǎngqǐ le yuǎnfāng de jiārén.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival he drank a cup alone and thought of his family far away.

culture

Best known from 李白's 《月下独酌》 'Drinking Alone by Moonlight': 花间一壶酒，独酌无相亲 'a jug of wine among the flowers; I drink alone, no friend near'.

独 dú

酌 zhuó