酗酒 (xù jiǔ) — to drink excessively; to be a heavy drinker
Definition
酗酒 (xùjiǔ) means 'to drink heavily / excessively' — a formal, written term for habitual heavy drinking, not a single session. It frames alcohol use as harmful, unlike casual words for having a drink.
verb
to drink excessivelyto be a heavy drinker
Examples
- 酗酒。Cháng qī xù jiǔ huì yán zhòng sǔn hài jiàn kāng.Long-term heavy drinking can seriously damage your health.
- 酗酒。xù jiǔ Huì pò huài jiā tíng guān xì.Heavy drinking destroys family relationships.
- 酗酒。Nián qīng rén xù jiǔ huì yǐng xiǎng qián tú.Young people who drink excessively will affect their future.
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