吃
喝
玩
乐

To eat, drink and be merry (idiom) in Chinese: 吃喝玩乐 (chī hē wán lè)

chī hē wán lè

to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 吃喝玩樂1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
  2. 2to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure

Stroke order

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吃
喝
玩
乐

Zhuyin

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ㄔ

chī

ㄔ/ ch—/ first tone

ㄏㄜ

hē

ㄏ/ hㄜ/ e—/ first tone

ㄨㄢˊ

wán

ㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄜˋ

lè

ㄌ/ lㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

吃喝玩乐

Simplified

吃喝玩樂

Traditional

Example sentences

See 吃喝玩乐 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他每天只想着吃喝玩乐，不想工作。

    tā měi tiān zhī xiǎng zhe chī hē wán lè， bù xiǎng gōng zuò。

    Every day he only thinks about eating, drinking and having fun, and doesn't want to work.

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Related words

吃

chī

to eat

喝

hē

to drink

玩

wán

to play

乐

lè

happy

好吃

hǎo chī

tasty

快乐

kuài lè

happy

音乐

yīn yuè

music

吃惊

chī jīng

to be startled

吃亏

chī kuī

to suffer losses

乐观

lè guān

optimistic

玩具

wán jù

plaything

小吃

xiǎo chī

snack

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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