酩酊

mǐngdǐng

adjective

Meanings

1 blind drunk
2 dead drunk

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

他在酩酊之中说了许多真话。

Tā zài mǐngdǐng zhīzhōng shuō le xǔduō zhēnhuà.

In his drunken stupor he told a lot of truths.

HSK 7-9

一个酩酊的醉汉在街上大喊大叫。

Yí ge mǐngdǐng de zuìhàn zài jiēshàng dàhǎn-dàjiào.

A blind-drunk man was yelling in the street.

Tips

usage

Almost always in 酩酊大醉 'dead drunk'. 酊 is read dǐng only in this word; elsewhere it is dīng, as in 碘酊 'tincture of iodine'.

Stroke Order

酩 mǐng

酊 dīng