吃吃喝喝 (chī chī hē hē) — to eat and drink together socially (often implying casual or purposeless socializing)
Definition
A casual, reduplicated verb phrase for socializing through eating and drinking — often with a slightly dismissive or relaxed tone (e.g. 'just eating and drinking', not getting real work done).
bound form
to eat and drink together socially (often implying casual or purposeless socializing)
Examples
- 吃吃喝喝，，。Tā men zhōu mò zǒng shì jù zài yì qǐ chī chī hē hē, liáo liáo tiān, hěn kāi xīn.They always get together on weekends to eat and drink and chat; it's a lot of fun.
- 吃吃喝喝。Tā rèn wéi gōng sī lǐ nà xiē chī chī hē hē de yìng chou chún shǔ làng fèi shí jiān.He thinks those wining-and-dining social events at the company are a pure waste of time.
- 吃吃喝喝，。Bié zhěng tiān zhǐ shì chī chī hē hē, yě gāi zuò diǎn zhèng shì le.Don't just eat and drink all day; you should also do something serious.
Origin
Reduplicated word构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication
A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.
吃 and 喝 are doubled to suggest repeated or casual eating and drinking.
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