酗酒
xù jiǔ
Pinyin
Definition
酗酒
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- heavy drinking
- to get drunk
- to drink to excess
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to be appropriate to have with alcohol
- 2 to down one's drink
- 1 wine shop
- 2 pub (public house)
- 3 hotel
- 4 restaurant
- 5 (Tw) hostess club
Idioms (20)
今朝有酒今朝醉
- 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
- 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
- 3 to enjoy while one can
嗜酒如命
- 1 to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
好酒沉瓮底
- 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
- 2 fig. the best is saved for last
好酒贪杯
- 1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
对酒当歌
- 1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
Sample Sentences
酒鬼”不是爱喝酒,是酗酒吧。这是两回事。
“Alcoholic” isn't a love of alcohol; it's drinking to excess. These are two different things.