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一饮而尽

yī yǐn ér jìn

4-character word Traditional 一飲而盡

What 一饮而尽 means

1. to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)

The characters in 一饮而尽

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 饮yǐnto drink
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 尽jìnto use up; to exhaust; to end

Example sentences

• 他把杯子举到嘴边，一饮而尽。
  Tā bǎ bēizi jǔ dào zuǐ biān, yīyǐn'érjìn.
  He raised the glass to his mouth and drained it all in one shot.