饮酒

飲酒

yǐnjiǔ

verb #11,187

Meanings

1 to drink alcohol
2 to drink wine

Characters

Examples

饮酒后不能开车。

Yǐnjiǔ hòu bùnéng kāichē.

You cannot drive after drinking alcohol.

他喜欢饮酒赋诗。

Tā xǐhuan yǐnjiǔ fù shī.

He likes to drink wine and compose poetry.

Tips

register

饮酒 is literary/formal. In everyday speech, use 喝酒. 饮酒 appears in legal contexts (饮酒驾车 = drink driving) and classical/poetic language.

Stroke Order

饮 yǐn

酒 jiǔ