HSK · Level 110
45 words
Chinese word
酗酒
Pronunciation
Pinyinxù jiǔ
Meaning
- verbdrink too much
Example
他经常酗酒，健康很差。tā jīng cháng xù jiǔ jiàn kāng hěn chà
He often drinks too much, and his health is poor.
More examples
丧亲后他一度酗酒，后接受了治疗。sàng qīn hòu tā yí dù xù jiǔ hòu jiē shòu le zhì liáo
After losing a family member, he drank too much for a while and later received treatment.
Core concept
A repeated pattern of heavy drinking marked by drunkenness and a growing loss of control.
Common phrases
长期酗酒cháng qī xù jiǔ
drink too much for a long time
因酗酒入院yīn xù jiǔ rù yuàn
be hospitalized because of excessive drinking
Similar words
嗜酒shì jiǔ: Having a strong, habitual liking for drinking alcohol.
饮酒yín jiǔ: Drinking alcohol as a general activity, with no focus on amount or frequency.
Definition in Chinese
反复大量饮酒，常常醉酒且难以自我控制，可能逐渐形成对酒精的依赖。fǎn fù dà liàng yín jiǔ cháng cháng zuì jiǔ qiě nán yǐ zì wǒ kòng zhì kě néng zhú jiàn xíng chéng duì jiǔ jīng de yī lài
Word origin
酗 (xù, "drink to excess") + 酒 (jiǔ, "alcohol") combines excessive drinking with the alcohol involved, giving the compound its focus on repeated, uncontrolled drinking.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech, this word fits a continuing, serious drinking problem, not someone who simply drinks too much on one occasion.
Other meanings
- excessive drinkingnoun
- alcoholismnoun
Opposites
- 戒酒jiè jiǔquit drinkingverb
Related words
- 酗酒者xù jiǔ zhěalcoholicnoun
- 酗酒成性xù jiǔ chéng xìnghabitual heavy drinkingidiom