饮 (yǐn): to drink, to give (animals) water to drink
饮 (yǐn) is a Chinese character meaning “to drink.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 饣 (semantic) and 欠 (phonetic). It ranks #1559 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 饮 food. Its radical form 饣 (eat) appears in many related characters such as 饭 (fàn, meal, rice), 饿 (è, hungry), 馆 (guǎn, restaurant, hall).
Definitions
- to drink
- to give (animals) water to drink
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 饮
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 饮料noun | yǐn liào | drink | 3 |
| 饮食noun | yǐn shí | eating and drinking | 5 |
| 餐饮noun | cān yǐn | food and beverage | 5 |
| 饮用水noun | yǐn yòng shuǐ | drinking water | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 饮酒verb | yǐn jiǔ | to drink wine |
| 畅饮verb | chàng yǐn | to have a few drinks |
| 饮水noun | yǐn shuǐ | to drink water |
| 冷饮noun | lěng yǐn | cold drink |
| 饮品noun | yǐn pǐn | beverage |
| 饮用verb | yǐn yòng | drink |
| 狂饮verb | kuáng yǐn | to drink hard |
| 痛饮verb | tòng yǐn | to drink one's fill |
| 软饮料noun | ruǎn yǐn liào | soft drink |
| 热饮noun | rè yǐn | hot drink |
| 餐饮业noun | cān yǐn yè | food service industry |
| 饮茶verb | yǐn chá | to drink tea |
| 茹毛饮血phrase | rú máo yǐn xuè | devour raw meat and fowl (of savages) |
| 饮水思源phrase | yǐn shuǐ sī yuán | lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) |
| 饮水器 | yǐn shuǐ qì | water dispenser |
饮 appears in 61 compound words: 34 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 饮 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
to eat and drink too much; to over-indulge in food and drink; to binge (on food and beverage)
to consume raw animal meat with its hair and blood unremoved; to live a primitive life
to remember where one's happiness comes from; to not forget one's roots or heritage
Showing 8 of 9 idioms containing 饮.
Example Sentences
饮堂里的饭菜虽然简单，但很可口。
yǐn táng lǐ de fàn cài suī rán jiǎn shàn , dàn hěn kě kǒu .
The food in the dining hall, though simple, is quite tasty.
孕期喝了酒对宝宝有没有影响?微量酒精饮料比如醪糟安全吗
yùn qī hē le jiǔ duì bǎo bǎo yǒu méi yǒu yǐng xiǎng ? wēi liàng jiǔ jīng yǐn liào bǐ rú 醪 zāo ān quán ma
Does drinking alcohol during pregnancy affect the baby? Are trace alcoholic beverages such as mash safe?
无糖的食品有哪些?饮料、糕点、酸奶都有无糖版吗
wú táng de shí pǐn yǒu nǎ xiē ? yǐn liào , gāo diǎn , suān nǎi dōu yǒu wú táng bǎn ma
What are sugar-free foods? Do drinks, pastries, and yogurt have sugar-free versions?
头孢停药三天能饮酒?车厘子含褪黑素可助眠?科学流言榜最新...
tóu 孢 tíng yào sān tiān néng yǐn jiǔ ? chē lí zǐ hán 褪 hēi sù kě zhù mián ? kē xué liú yán bǎng zuì xīn . . .
Can you drink alcohol after stopping cephalosporin medication for three days? Can cherries contain melatonin to help you sleep? The latest scientific rumor list...
春节饮食易伤脾胃 中医调理有良方
chūn jié yǐn shí yì shāng pí wèi zhōng yī diào lǐ yǒu liáng fāng
The Spring Festival diet is easy to damage the spleen and stomach, and there are good prescriptions for traditional Chinese medicine conditioning
【联副文讯】联副/舒国治、朱国珍对谈:饮食书写,情感记忆
lián fù wén xùn lián fù shū guó zhì , zhū guó zhēn duì tán : yǐn shí shū xiě , qíng gǎn jì yì
【Joint Deputy News】Joint Deputy/Shu Guozhi and Zhu Guozhen Dialogue: Diet Writing, Emotional Memory
麦根沙士被视为一种经典的美式碳酸饮品。
Mài gēn shāshì bèi shìwéi yīzhǒng jīngdiǎn de Měishì tànsuān yǐnpǐn.
Root beer is considered a classic American carbonated soft drink.
未满年龄饮酒是罪行。
Wèi mǎn niánlíng yǐnjiǔ shì zuìxíng.
Underage drinking is a crime.
我要改变我的饮食吗？
Wǒ yào gǎibiàn wǒ de yǐnshí ma?
Do I have to change my diet?
我可以为你调杯热饮料吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ wèi nǐ diào bēi rèyǐn liào ma?
Can I fix you a hot drink?
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