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饮 (Trad.: 飲)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 3
Total strokes: 7; Radical: 食
Pictophonetic:欠 indicates the sound; 饣 (food) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 饣 [ shí ] food; to eat
    • 欠 [ qiàn ] to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn
Similar Characters: 炊 吹 欢 坎
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1
Pinyin: yǐn
English Definition:to drink
Chinese Definition:
①喝，又特指喝酒：饮水思源。饮酒。饮泣(泪流满面，流到口里，形容悲哀到了极点)。饮鸩止渴。
②指可喝的东西：冷饮。饮料。饮食。
③中医汤剂的一种类型：香苏饮。饮子(不规定时间服用的汤剂)。
④中医学指体内水液传输不利停于腹腔或四肢的病症：痰饮。悬饮。溢饮。
⑤含忍：饮恨。饮誉(享有盛名，受到称赞)。
⑥隐没：饮羽。
Example Words:
饮食HSK 6 yǐn shí food and drink; diet
饮料HSK 3 yǐn liào drink; beverage
餐饮 cān yǐn food and beverage; catering; repast
饮用 yǐn yòng drink; drinking or drinkable (water)
饮酒 yǐn jiǔ to drink wine
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2
Pinyin: yìn
English Definition:to give (animals) water to drink
Chinese Definition:
①把水给人或牲畜喝。［合］饮羊(指羊贩让羊多饮水，增加其体重以牟利。后引申为欺诈牟利)；饮水(给牲口喝水)；饮马长江(在长江边给战马喝水。指渡江南下进行征伐)。
②用酒食款待。［合］饮客(用酒食款待客人)；饮劳(以酒食慰劳)。
Example Sentences
1
zhè zhǒng
这种
yǐn liào
饮料
jiào zuò
叫作
kā fēi
咖啡
。
This drink is called coffee.
2
wéi chí
维持
jiàn kāng
健康
yǐn shí
饮食
hěn
很
zhòng yào
重要
。
It is important to maintain a healthy diet.
3
jiǎn féi
减肥
bì xū
必须
yào
要
kòng zhì
控制
yǐn shí
饮食
。
Diet control is necessary for weight loss.
4
tā
他
bǎ
把
yǐn liào bēi
饮料杯
guà
挂
zài
在
shū bāo
书包
shàng
上
。
He hung the drink cup on his backpack.
5
tā
她
yòng
用
xī guǎn
吸管
jiǎo bàn
搅拌
tā
她
de
的
yǐn liào
饮料
。
She stirred her drink with a straw.
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