吃喝玩乐
chīhēwánlè
eating, drinking, and having fun
Characters in this word
喝 hē
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 曷 what, why, where, which, how
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
玩 wán
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
乐 lè
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 别整天吃喝玩乐，该认真考虑将来了。 Bié zhěngtiān chīhēwánlè, gāi rènzhēn kǎolǜ jiānglái le. Stop spending every day on fun and games; it's time to think seriously about the future.
- 假期里我们不想别的，就是吃喝玩乐。 Jiàqī lǐ wǒmen bù xiǎng bié de, jiù shì chīhēwánlè. On holiday we don't think about anything else, just eating, drinking and having fun.
- 大学四年他光顾着吃喝玩乐，成绩一塌糊涂。 Dàxué sì nián tā guāng gùzhe chīhēwánlè, chéngjì yìtāhútú. For all four years of university he only cared about having fun, and his grades were a total mess.
Related words
- 吃 chī to eat
- 吃饭 chīfàn to eat, to have a meal
- 好吃 hǎochī tasty, delicious
- 吃惊 chījīng surprised
- 小吃 xiǎochī snacks
- 吃力 chīlì hard; with effort
- 大吃一惊 dàchīyìjīng to be greatly surprised
- 吃苦 chīkǔ to endure hardship
- 吃亏 chīkuī to suffer losses; to be at a disadvantage
- 口吃 kǒuchī to stutter; stammer
- 贪吃 tānchī gluttonous; fond of eating
- 喝 hē to drink