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Definitions

  1. 1. to give (animals) water to drink

Words Containing 饮

生酮饮食
shēng tóng yǐn shí

ketogenic diet

餐饮
cān yǐn

food and beverage

茹荤饮酒
rú hūn yǐn jiǔ

to eat meat and drink wine

饮流怀源
yǐn liú huái yuán

lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring

餐饮店
cān yǐn diàn

dining room

宴饮
yàn yǐn

to wine and dine

饮宴
yǐn yàn

banquet

茹毛饮血
rú máo yǐn xuè

devour raw meat and fowl (of savages)

聚饮
jù yǐn

to meet for social drinking

牛饮
niú yǐn

gulp

热饮
rè yǐn

hot drink

饮泣
yǐn qì

(literary) to weep in silence

百胜餐饮集团
bǎi shèng cān yǐn jí tuán

Yum! Brands, Inc., American fast food corporation operating Pizza Hut, KFC etc.

飨饮
xiǎng yǐn

to enjoy offered food and drink

饮酒作乐
yǐn jiǔ zuò lè

drinking party

卺饮
jǐn yǐn

to share nuptial cup

软饮料
ruǎn yǐn liào

soft drink

饮料
yǐn liào

drink

能量饮料
néng liàng yǐn liào

energy drink

纸包饮品
zhǐ bāo yǐn pǐn

juice box

饮酒驾车
yǐn jiǔ jià chē

drink and drive (moderately high blood alcohol concentration)

酒水饮料
jiǔ shuǐ yǐn liào

drink (on a menu)

狂饮暴食
kuáng yǐn bào shí

drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess

饮鸩止渴
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)

饮酒
yǐn jiǔ

to drink wine

一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn

to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)

饮水思源
yǐn shuǐ sī yuán

lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring

饮茶
yǐn chá

to have tea and refreshments

软饮
ruǎn yǐn

soft drink

饮恨吞声
yǐn hèn tūn shēng

to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)

牵马到河易,强马饮水难
qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)

饮用水
yǐn yòng shuǐ

drinking water

饮水器
yǐn shuǐ qì

water dispenser

掬饮
jū yǐn

to drink water by scooping it up with both hands

饮食
yǐn shí

eating and drinking

饮恨
yǐn hèn

to nurse a grievance

拣饮择食
jiǎn yǐn zé shí

to choose one's food carefully

酒精饮料
jiǔ jīng yǐn liào

liquor

畅饮
chàng yǐn

to have a few drinks

留饮
liú yǐn

edema (accumulation of interstitial fluids in internal organs)

暴饮暴食
bào yǐn bào shí

to eat and drink unreasonably

痛饮
tòng yǐn

to drink one's fill

啜饮
chuò yǐn

to sip

试饮
shì yǐn

to taste (wine etc)

饮水机
yǐn shuǐ jī

water dispenser

饮食疗养
yǐn shí liáo yǎng

diet

百胜餐饮
bǎi shèng cān yǐn

Tricon Global Restaurants (incl. Pizza Hut and KFC)

饮水
yǐn shuǐ

drinking water

饮品
yǐn pǐn

beverage

酣饮
hān yǐn

to drink one's fill

狂饮
kuáng yǐn

to drink hard

如人饮水,冷暖自知
rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī

to know best by personal experience

饮用
yǐn yòng

drink