饮酒

飲酒

yǐnjiǔ

verb #11,187

Meanings

1 to drink alcohol
2 to drink wine

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

饮酒后不能开车。

Yǐnjiǔ hòu bùnéng kāichē.

You cannot drive after drinking alcohol.

HSK 7-9

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

Stroke Order

饮 yǐn

酒 jiǔ