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饮酒

yǐn jiǔ

2-character word Traditional 飲酒

What 饮酒 means

1. to drink wine

The characters in 饮酒

• 饮yǐnto drink
• 酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits

Example sentences

• 饮酒者不准禁入。
  No drinkers allowed.
• 未满年龄饮酒是罪行。
  Wèi mǎn niánlíng yǐnjiǔ shì zuìxíng.
  Underage drinking is a crime.
• 在加拿大不满20岁饮酒不合法。
  Zài Jiānádà bù mǎn 20 suì yǐnjiǔ bù héfǎ.
  It's not legal for people under 20 to drink in Canada.
• 约翰逊先生以前还倡议禁止在首都公交上饮酒，有人认为这个倡议有效减少了火车和公车上的犯罪率。
  Yuēhànxùn xiānsheng yǐqián hái chàngyì jìnzhǐ zài shǒudū gōngjiāo shàng yǐnjiǔ, yǒurén rènwéi zhège chàngyì yǒuxiào jiǎnshǎo le huǒchē hé gōngchē shàng de fànzuì lǜ.
  Previously, Mr Johnson also proposed banning the consumption of alcohol on public transport in the capital, which is believed to have reduced the crime rate on trains and buses.

Words starting with 饮酒

• 饮酒作乐yǐn jiǔ zuò lèdrinking party; to go on a binge; to paint the town red
• 饮酒驾车yǐn jiǔ jià chēdrink and drive (moderately high blood alcohol concentration)

Words containing 饮酒

• 茹荤饮酒rú hūn yǐn jiǔto eat meat and drink wine