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  *用* | 用* | *用
to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using / to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness; utility / (bound form) expense; outlay / (courteous) to eat; to drink / (literary) hence; therefore
HSK 1
to drink a toast / Cheers! (proposing a toast) / Here's to you! / Bottoms up! / lit. dry cup
HSK 2
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  *镇* | 镇* | *镇
to press down / to calm / to subdue / to suppress / to guard / garrison / small town / to cool or chill (food or drinks)
HSK 6
drink / beverage
HSK 5
(drinking) straw / pipette / eyedropper / snorkel / CL:
HSK 4
soda pop; carbonated soft drink
HSK 4
lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom) / fig. to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
HSK 7-9
bar (place to buy drinks) / CL:
HSK 4
heavy drinking / to get drunk / to drink to excess
HSK 7-9
eating and drinking / food and drink; diet
HSK 5
beverage; drink
HSK 6
to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc)
to enjoy offered food and drink
dish that goes well with alcoholic drinks; snack eaten with drinks
big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc) / open mouth / gulping / gobbling / gaping
to drink water by scooping it up with both hands
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *犒* | 犒* | *犒
to reward or comfort with presents of food, drink etc
to sample; to taste / to appreciate / one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc); good taste
slushie / smoothie / crushed ice drink / frappucino
beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)
drinking water; potable water
HSK 7-9
to drink tea / to get engaged / to have a serious conversation / (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")
to eat and drink / food and drink
butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)
(of a drink) iced / on the rocks
to be appropriate to have with alcohol / to down one's drink
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom) / fig. everybody's business is nobody's business / (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
wine-drinking game
to eat and drink as much as one likes / to make a pig of oneself
aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw
tea drink; tea-based beverage
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  *巡* | 巡* | *巡
to patrol / to make one's rounds / classifier for rounds of drinks
cold drink
to consume (food or drink); to eat; to drink
to eat and drink extravagantly / to binge
to drink one's fill
7 Up (soft drink) / Hedy Holding Co., PRC computer manufacturer
to end abstinence / to resume (drinking) after a break / to break (a taboo)
lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom) / fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
Slurpee (drink)
to drink up / to finish (a drink)
Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink) / see also 百利甜酒
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  *侑* | 侑* | *侑
(literary) to urge sb (to eat or drink)
strong alcoholic drink
Yakult (Japanese brand of fermented milk drink)
to drink (alcohol)
to give up drinking / to abstain from drinking
lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom) / fig. to live well
to urge sb to drink alcohol
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *喝* | 喝* | *喝
to drink / variant of
HSK 1
the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within / to know best by personal experience
to force sb to drink alcohol
to visit a prostitute / (literary) to buy wine or drinks
to turn red in the face (while drinking) / to become smug (when complimented)
to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink) / (fig.) to dabble in; to flirt with (a topic)
unrestrained / cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping / to drink with abandon
HSK 7-9
drink (on a menu)
(fig.) (derog.) beer or other alcoholic drink (esp. cheap or poor-quality)
fresh water / drinking water / clear water
Red Bull (energy drink)
to mix drinks / cocktail
lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom) / fig. to try to impose one's will on sb
without ice; no ice (when ordering drinks)
to violate a religious precept / to smoke or drink after giving up
to eat meat and drink wine
to drink and chat merrily (idiom)
pull tab (on a drink can) / strap handle (on a bus or train) / ring-shaped door handle
to drink one's fill
lit. to drink the northwest wind (idiom) / fig. to go hungry; to have nothing to eat
to have a few (alcoholic) drinks (often implying a small party)
ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment
soft drink
drinking game chips (typically in the form of strips of bamboo inscribed with lines of poetry)
to lay a foundation (also fig.) / to make a first sketch / to eat sth before drinking / to apply an undercoat
(loanword) soda / (loanword) carbonated drink; soft drink
to drink along (with sb)
Sprite (soft drink)
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings!
to drink wine
to absorb completely / to drink up
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *通* | 通* | *通
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
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  *吧* | 吧* | *吧
bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) / to puff (on a pipe etc) / (onom.) bang / abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *呫* | 呫* | *呫
to drink / to sip / to taste / to lick / whisper / petty
after drinking / under the influence of alcohol
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *饮* | 饮* | *饮
to drink
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *饮* | 饮* | *饮
to give (animals) water to drink
water dispenser / water cooler / drinking fountain
to reward with food and drink / to feast (sb) / presents of food etc made to troops / Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4]
the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you / you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
Fanta (soft drink brand) / Fender (guitar brand)
to drink in excess
social occasion centered on alcohol; drinking party; drinking session
tasty (drinks)
(idiom) to drink together in a convivial atmosphere
to eat and drink unreasonably
(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc) / (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug) / to drink through a straw
not a slave to the bottle / able to enjoy alcohol in moderation / able to hold one's drink
lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom) / fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure
(loanword) sarsaparilla (carbonated soft drink) / (HK) (loanword) SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
hot drink

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