Definition
醉 (zuì) means 'drunk, intoxicated' from alcohol; it is a verb describing the physical state after drinking. 陶醉 (táo zuì) is a different emotion — being deeply absorbed in a pleasant experience (music, scenery), not related to alcohol. 晕 (yūn) means dizzy or faint, which can happen from illness or motion, not from drinking.
verb
to be drunkintoxicated
Easily confused
- 最zuìsound-alikemost; used to form superlatives
- 嘴zuǐsound-alikemouth (of humans and animals); beak
- 罪zuìsound-alikecrime (legal offense)
Examples
- 醉。Tā zhǐ hē le liǎng bēi píjiǔ jiù zuì le.He was drunk after just two beers.
- ，醉。Kāichē qián bú yào hē jiǔ, fǒuzé huì zuì.Don't drink before driving, or you'll get drunk.
- 醉。Tā měi cì jùhuì dōu hē de dà zuì.He gets plastered every time he goes to a party.
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