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酗酒 (xù jiǔ) — how to say "to drink excessively" in Chinese
酗酒
To drink excessively, alcoholism
verb
Character composition
酗
to be given to heavy drinking
酒
alcohol, liquor
Radicals / Keys
酉
Wine
#164 · yǒu · 7 strokes
Collocations
酗酒成性
xù jiǔ chéng xìng
to be a habitual drunkard
酗酒问题
xù jiǔ wèn tí
alcoholism problem
酗酒闹事
xù jiǔ nào shì
to get drunk and cause trouble
Examples
长期酗酒对身体非常不好。
Long-term excessive drinking is very bad for your health.
他酗酒。
He drinks excessively.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to drink excessively" in Chinese?
"to drink excessively" in Chinese is 酗酒 (xù jiǔ).
酗酒 meaning in English
酗酒 (xù jiǔ) means "To drink excessively, alcoholism".
How is 酗酒 pronounced?
It is pronounced xù jiǔ (written as xu jiu, xujiu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to drink excessively" in Chinese characters?
It is written 酗酒: 酗 has 11 strokes, 酒 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 酗酒?
酗酒 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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