豪饮 (háo yǐn) — to drink freely and generously, to drink to one…

Definition

Literary verb meaning to drink heartily and without restraint, often in a social or poetic context. Often pairs with 豪爽 or 豪迈 rather than everyday 喝.

verb

to drink freely and generously, to drink to one's heart's content

豪饮。
Tā zuó wǎn zài jù huì shàng háo yǐn le bù shǎo jiǔ.
He drank quite a bit at the party last night.
豪饮。
Gǔ dài shī rén cháng cháng háo yǐn xiě shī.
Ancient poets often drank freely while writing poetry.
，豪饮。
Tā xìng gé háo shuǎng, xǐ huan yǔ péng you háo yǐn.
He is outgoing and generous, and enjoys drinking heartily with friends.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

豪 'bold' and 饮 'drink' build the idea of drinking freely.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

豕豕shǐpig, boar

Sound part声符shēngfú

高

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

豪 shows 豕, a pig or boar, together with 高, which gives its sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 飲; 饮 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 飲 drew a person bending over a bottle to drink, with a mouth and droplets; this picture is about 飲, not the simplified 饮.