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畅饮 (chàng yǐn) — to drink one's fill; to drink heartily

Definition

畅饮 means to drink freely and heartily, usually wine or alcohol in a celebratory or social setting — more vivid and literary than the plain 喝 (hē). It often pairs with 一番 or 开怀 as in 开怀畅饮.

verb
to drink one's fillto drink heartily

Examples

  • 畅饮。
    Jīn wǎn wǒ men yí dìng yào chàng yǐn yì fān.
    Tonight we must drink to our hearts' content.
  • ，畅饮。
    Péng you jù huì, dà jiā kāi huái chàng yǐn.
    At a friend's gathering, everyone drank freely with joy.
  • 畅饮。
    Tā jǔ bēi yāo wǒ gòng chàng yǐn.
    He raised his glass and invited me to drink heartily together.

Origin

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.

畅chàngfree
饮yǐndrink

畅 (free) describes how 饮 (drink) happens.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 暢; 畅 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
申申shēn
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng暢chàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 暢 combines 申 and 昜, with 昜 giving the sound; the simplified 畅 is a later shorthand.

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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.

  • 酉酉yǒubottle (of alcoholic beverages)
  • 人人rénperson
  • 口口kǒumouth (occasionally with the tongue protruding)

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.

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