饮 (飲)
yìn
Pinyin

Definition

饮 (飲)
 - 
yìn
  1. to give (animals) water to drink
饮 (飲)
 - 
yǐn
  1. to drink

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

饮
yǐn
  1. 1 to drink
饮料
yǐn liào
  1. 1 drink
  2. 2 beverage
饮茶
yǐn chá
  1. 1 to have tea and refreshments
  2. 2 to have dimsum lunch (Cantonese)
饮食
yǐn shí
  1. 1 food and drink
  2. 2 diet
冷饮
lěng yǐn
  1. 1 cold drink

Idioms (7)

一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
  1. 1 to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
牵马到河易，强马饮水难
qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán
  1. 1 You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
狂饮暴食
kuáng yǐn bào shí
  1. 1 drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess
饮恨吞声
yǐn hèn tūn shēng
  1. 1 to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)
饮水思源
yǐn shuǐ sī yuán
  1. 1 lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
  2. 2 Don't forget where your happiness come from.
  3. 3 Be grateful for all your blessings!

Sample Sentences

请问，有什么饮料？
qǐngwèn ，yǒu shénme yǐnliào ？
Excuse me, what kind of drinks do you have?
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我投资过一家饮料店。
wǒ tóuzī guò yī jiā yǐnliào diàn 。
I once invested in a tea shop.
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相比主店，自助面包坊里的商品均进行了预包装，这里摆放着装有糕点和饮品的智能货柜，可通过扫码解锁柜门，取出商品后，支付宝会自动扣款。
xiāngbǐ zhǔ diàn ，zìzhù miànbāo fáng lǐ de shāngpǐn jūn jìnxíng le yù bāozhuāng ，zhèlǐ bǎifàng zhe zhuāngyǒu gāodiǎn hé yǐnpǐn de zhìnéng huòguì ，kě tōngguò sǎomǎ jiěsuǒ guì Mén ，qǔchū shāngpǐn hòu ，Zhīfùbǎo huì zìdòng kòu kuǎn 。
As compared to the main store, the pastries in the self service bakery section are prepackaged. There are pastries and beverages in smart containers which you can scan to unlock the container doors and after you have taken the items you want, Alipay will automatically be debited
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明清时期，皇家宫殿房间内出现了可移动的冷源，即贮放冰块的柜子，上面镂空，作为冷气出孔，中部空间还可储存食物，如西瓜、冷饮等。
MíngQīng shíqī ，huángjiā gōngdiàn fángjiān nèi chūxiàn le kě yídòng de lěngyuán ，jí zhùfàng bīngkuài de guìzi ，shàngmiàn lòukōng ，zuòwéi lěngqì chūkǒng ，zhōngbù kōngjiān hái kě chǔcún shíwù ，rú xīguā 、lěngyǐn děng 。
In the Ming and Qing dynasty, rooms in the royal palace placed ice cubes in cabinets which were hollow on the top to let the cool air flow. The space in the middle of the cabinets were used to store food such as watermelons and cold beverages etc.
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消暑冷饮中最出名的冰碗是用甜瓜果藕、杏仁豆腐、葡萄干、鲜胡桃、淮山药、枣泥糕等料制成，冰镇后吃起来十分爽口。
xiāoshǔ lěngyǐn zhōng zuì chūmíng de bīng wǎn shì yòng tián guāguǒ ǒu 、xìngréndòufu 、pútaogān 、xiān hútáo 、huáishānyào 、zǎoní gāo děng liào zhìchéng ，bīngzhèn hòu chī qilai shífēn shuǎngkǒu 。
The most popular ice bowls during summer were made from melon candied fruit, almond tofu, raisins, fresh walnuts, yam, jujube paste etc. They were freezed into ice and tasted extremely refreshing.
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来，你先啜饮一小口，在嘴巴里面停留个五秒再吞下去，你可以感觉到些微的苦味，透着一点点百香果的甜味和香气，这就是精酿啤酒才会有的、有深度的味道。
lái ，nǐ xiān chuòyǐn yī xiǎo kǒu ，zài zuǐba lǐmiàn tíngliú ge wǔ miǎo zài tūn xiàqù ，nǐ kěyǐ gǎnjué dào xiēwēi de kǔwèi ，tòu zhe yīdiǎndiǎn bǎixiāngguǒ de tiánwèi hé xiāngqì ，zhè jiùshì jīngniàngpíjiǔ cái huì yǒu de 、yǒu shēndù de wèidao 。
Come, first take a small sip. Leave it in your mouth for five seconds before swallowing it. You can feel a slight bitterness, cut through with a little of the passion fruit’s sweetness and fragrance. That’s the deep flavour that only craft beer has.
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规律运动是能帮助控制血压没错，但是饮食习惯通常是真正致命的原因。人体要是摄取了太多盐分，身体会以提高血压来回应。
guīlǜ yùndòng shì néng bāngzhù kòngzhì xuèyā méicuò ，dànshì yǐnshí xíguàn tōngcháng shì zhēnzhèng zhìmìng de yuányīn 。réntǐ yàoshi shèqǔ le tài duō yánfèn ，shēntǐ huì yǐ tígāo xuèyā lái huíyìng 。
Regular exercise can indeed help you to control your blood pressure, but your dietary habits are normally the real fatal factor. If the human body takes in too much salt, the body raises the blood pressure in response.
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隔了几日，乐广听闻这位友人病倒的消息，特别登门探望他。在问到病因的时候，友人便将当日饮酒时的情况一五一十地告知了乐广。乐广一听也懵了，回家的路上心想：“我家里哪来的小蛇呢？要是真有蛇的话也非得找出来，要不自己住得也提心吊胆的！”于是一回到家便展开了捕蛇行动。
gé le jǐ rì ，YuèGuǎng tīngwén zhèwèi yǒurén bìngdǎo de xiāoxi ，tèbié dēngmén tànwàng tā 。zài wèn dào bìngyīn de shíhou ，yǒurén biàn jiāng dāngrì yǐnjiǔ shí de qíngkuàng yīwǔyīshí de gàozhī le YuèGuǎng 。YuèGuǎng yī tīng yě mēng le ，huíjiā de lùshang xīnxiǎng ：“wǒ jiālǐ nǎ lái de xiǎo shé ne ？yàoshi zhēn yǒu shé dehuà yě fēiděi zhǎo chūlái ，yàobù zìjǐ zhù de yě tíxīndiàodǎn de ！”yúshì yī huídào jiā biàn zhǎnkāi le bǔ shé xíngdòng 。
A few days later, after Yue Guang heard the news that his friend fell ill, he paid a special visit to his place. When asked about the cause, his friend told him exactly what happened on the day when they were drinking. Yue Guang is so confused when hearing this, and started to think while returning back home. "Where did the little snake come from? If there really is a snake, I have to find it, or else I will be in fear of living there. " So as soon as he got home, he started the snake catching operation.
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相传一千多年前在中国晋朝有位叫做乐广的人，交游广阔，特别喜欢宴请朋友到家中喝酒聊天。有一次，在宴席上，乐广的一位朋友在敬酒时，看见杯子里有条小蛇在酒里蠕动，这位朋友虽然饱受惊吓，但碍于面子，不得不勉强将酒一饮而尽。回家之后，老觉得自己肚子里有条小蛇钻来钻去，越想越难受，竟然因此病倒了！
xiāngchuán yī qiān duō nián qián zài Zhōngguó Jìncháo yǒu wèi jiàozuò YuèGuǎng de rén ，jiāoyóu guǎngkuò ，tèbié xǐhuan yànqǐng péngyou dào jiā zhōng hējiǔ liáotiān 。yǒu yīcì ，zài yànxí shàng ，YuèGuǎng de yī wèi péngyou zài jìngjiǔ shí ，kànjiàn bēizi lǐ yǒu tiáo xiǎo shé zài jiǔ lǐ rúdòng ，zhè wèi péngyou suīrán bǎoshòu jīngxià ，dàn àiyú miànzi ，bùdébù miǎnqiǎng jiāng jiǔ yīyǐnérjìn 。huíjiā zhīhòu ，lǎo juéde zìjǐ dùzi lǐ yǒu tiáo xiǎo shé zuàn lái zuàn qù ，Yuè xiǎng Yuè nánshòu ，jìngrán yīncǐ bìngdǎo le ！
Legend has it, more than a thousand years ago, in the Gin dynasty of China, there was a person named Yue Guang. He has many friends, and he especially likes to invite friends to come over to have a drink and chat. Once at the banquet, a friend of Yue Guang saw a little snake wriggling in the glass while toasting. Although his friend was frightened, because of his pride, he had no choice but to force himself to drink up the wine. After he got home, he constantly felt like there’s a snake winding around in his stomach. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He even ended up falling ill because of this!
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上海正大广场的喜茶店人头攒动。刚拿到“多肉车厘”饮品的陈女士告诉记者:“特别是加入水果的饮品，喝起来既有茶香，又能吃到新鲜果肉，味道很新颖”。
Shànghǎi zhèng dà guǎngchǎng de xǐ chá diàn réntóucuándòng 。gāng ná dào “duōròu chēlí ”yǐnpǐn de Chén nǚshì gàosu jìzhě “tèbié shì jiārù shuǐguǒ de yǐnpǐn ，hē qilai jìyǒu chá xiāng ，yòu néng chī dào xīnxiān guǒròu ，wèidao hěn xīnyǐng ”。
The tea shop in Zhengda Square in Shanghai is crowded. Ms. Chen, who just bought a drink with succulent fruits told the reporter: “Drinks with fruits added are refreshing because you can enjoy both tea and fresh fruits at the same time.”
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