How to say “get drunk” in Chinese
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“Get drunk” in Chinese is 醉, zuì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
醉 is read zuì. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 酉 “wine jar”; on the right, 卒 zú, as in 碎 suì.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “醉”.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Hot pot, barbecue and seafood”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “get drunk” in Chinese?
“Get drunk” in Chinese is 醉, pinyin zuì.
What does 醉 mean?
醉 (zuì) means “get drunk”.
How do you write 醉?
醉 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 醉?
醉 is read zuì. Tones: zuì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“get drunk” in the lesson “Hot pot, barbecue and seafood”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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