Today’s word of the day is 喝 (hē) which means ‘to drink’. Let’s practice making words, phrases, and sentences with 喝 (hē).
吃喝 (chī hē) Eat and drink
The first word is 吃喝 (chī hē) which means eat and drink. Let’s look at each character of this word, 吃 means ‘to eat’ and 喝 means ‘to drink’. A way of using it in a sentence is 他们常常在街边小店吃喝。(Tāmen chángcháng zài jiē biān xiǎo diàn chī hē.) They often eat and drink at the roadside small shops.
喝醉 (hē zuì) To get drunk
Another word we can create with 喝 (hē) is 喝醉 (hē zuì). This means ‘to get drunk’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 喝 means ‘to drink’ and 醉 means ‘drunk’. A way of using it in a sentence is 他昨晚喝醉了，所以今天早上头很痛。(Tā zuó wǎn hē zuì le, suǒyǐ jīntiān zǎoshang tóu hěn tòng.) He got drunk last night, so his head hurts a lot this morning.
喝茶 (hē chá) To drink tea
Finally, we can create the word 喝茶 (hē chá) which means ‘to drink tea’. The 茶 here means tea. A way of using it in a sentence is 喝茶有助于放松身心。(Hē chá yǒu zhù yú fàngsōng shēn xīn.) Drinking tea helps to relax the body and mind.