吃喝玩乐

吃喝玩樂

chī-hē-wán-lè

idiom HSK 7 #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 chī-hē-wán-lè.

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

年轻人不能只想着吃喝玩乐。

Niánqīng rén bù néng zhǐ xiǎng zhe chī-hē-wán-lè.

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