醉酒
zuì jiǔ
Pinyin

Definition

醉酒
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zuì jiǔ
  1. to get drunk

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

下酒
xià jiǔ
  1. 1 to be appropriate to have with alcohol
  2. 2 to down one's drink
酒
jiǔ
  1. 1 wine (esp. rice wine)
  2. 2 liquor
  3. 3 spirits
  4. 4 alcoholic beverage
  5. 5 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
酒吧
jiǔ bā
  1. 1 bar
  2. 2 pub
  3. 3 saloon
  4. 4 CL:家[jiā]
酒店
jiǔ diàn
  1. 1 wine shop
  2. 2 pub (public house)
  3. 3 hotel
  4. 4 restaurant
  5. 5 (Tw) hostess club
醉
zuì
  1. 1 intoxicated
啤酒
pí jiǔ
  1. 1 beer (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
喜酒
xǐ jiǔ
  1. 1 wedding feast
  2. 2 liquor drunk at a wedding feast
喝酒
hē jiǔ
  1. 1 to drink (alcohol)
喝醉
hē zuì
  1. 1 to get drunk
宿醉
sù zuì
  1. 1 hangover
心醉
xīn zuì
  1. 1 enchanted
  2. 2 fascinated
  3. 3 charmed
戒酒
jiè jiǔ
  1. 1 to give up drinking
  2. 2 to abstain from drinking
敬酒
jìng jiǔ
  1. 1 to toast
  2. 2 to propose a toast
料酒
liào jiǔ
  1. 1 cooking wine
沉醉
chén zuì
  1. 1 to become intoxicated
灌醉
guàn zuì
  1. 1 to fuddle
  2. 2 to befuddle
  3. 3 to inebriate
  4. 4 to get someone drunk
烟酒
yān jiǔ
  1. 1 tobacco and alcohol
白酒
bái jiǔ
  1. 1 baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
美酒
měi jiǔ
  1. 1 good wine
  2. 2 fine liquor
葡萄酒
pú tao jiǔ
  1. 1 (grape) wine

Idioms (20)

一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
  1. 1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 to get plastered
不醉不归
bù zuì bù guī
  1. 1 to not go home until drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 let's make a night of it!
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
嗜酒如命
shì jiǔ rú mìng
  1. 1 to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
  1. 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the best is saved for last
好酒贪杯
hào jiǔ tān bēi
  1. 1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
如痴如醉
rú chī rú zuì
  1. 1 lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. intoxicated by sth
  3. 3 obsessed with
  4. 4 mad about sth
如醉如痴
rú zuì rú chī
  1. 1 lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom)
  2. 2 intoxicated by sth
  3. 3 obsessed with
  4. 4 mad about sth
  5. 5 also written 如癡如醉|如痴如醉[rú chī rú zuì]
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
  1. 1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
我醉欲眠
wǒ zuì yù mián
  1. 1 lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
  2. 2 (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
把酒言欢
bǎ jiǔ yán huān
  1. 1 to drink and chat merrily (idiom)
斗酒只鸡
dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
  1. 1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
新瓶旧酒
xīn píng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
新瓶装旧酒
xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
杯酒解怨
bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn
  1. 1 a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
杯酒言欢
bēi jiǔ yán huān
  1. 1 a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
沉湎酒色
chén miǎn jiǔ sè
  1. 1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
  2. 2 an incorrigible drunkard and lecher
灯红酒绿
dēng hóng jiǔ lu:4
  1. 1 lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
  2. 2 debauched and corrupt environment
牵羊担酒
qiān yáng dān jiǔ
  1. 1 pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
  2. 2 to kill the fatted calf
纸醉金迷
zhǐ zuì jīn mí
  1. 1 lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury

Sample Sentences

Greg说他喝醉酒很可爱，一点都不可怕。
Greg shuō tā hēzuì jiǔ hěn kě ài ，yīdiǎn dōu bù kěpà 。
Greg says that he's very cute when he's drunk and not scary at all.
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特别是那种喝醉酒的人。
tèbié shì nà zhǒng hēzuì jiǔ de rén 。
Especially those kinds of drunk people.
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有些人喝醉酒会打人，所以很可怕。
yǒuxiērén hēzuì jiǔ huì dǎ rén ，suǒyǐ hěn kěpà 。
Some people hit others when they're drunk, which is very frightening.
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哎，看到这些城管就来气。一个个凶不拉叽的，有本事就去抓那些醉酒驾车的富二代，在这里欺负一个老实巴交的小摊贩算什么东西？
āi ，kàndào zhèxiē chéngguǎn jiù láiqì 。yīgègè xiōngbulājī de ，yǒu běnshì jiù qù zhuā nàxiē zuìjiǔ jiàchē de fù\'èrdài ，zài zhèlǐ qīfu yī ge lǎoshibājiāo de xiǎotānfàn suàn shénme dōngxi ？
Agh, whenever I see these guys I just get so pissed off. Every one of them is as mean as can be. If they were worth anything at all, they'd be out catching those rich and spoiled kids driving around drunk.
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他喝醉酒以后，就爱胡说八道。
tā hēzuìjiǔ yǐhòu ，jiù ài húshuōbādào 。
Once he's drunk he loves to spout nonsense.
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老公，你要知道，酒后驾车不仅要罚款，还要扣证的。像你这样，醉酒后驾车罪加一等，不仅要罚款和扣证，还要拘留的。而且现在又是严打......
lǎogong ，nǐ yào zhīdào ，jiǔhòu jiàchē bùjǐn yào fákuǎn ，hái yào kòu zhèng de 。xiàng nǐ zhèyàng ，zuìjiǔ hòu jiàchē zuì jiā yī děng ，bùjǐn yào fákuǎn hé to deduct zhèng ，hái yào jūliú de 。érqiě xiànzài yòu shì yándǎ ......
Honey, you know, drunk driving won't just get you a fine. You also lose your license. In your condition, a drunk driver gets charged with a double offense: not only do you get fined and lose your license, you get arrested too. Plus there's a crackdown underway...
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