饮用 (yǐn yòng) — to drink (formal, especially of water, beverage…

Definition

Formal/written verb for 'to drink,' used on signs, labels, and health contexts. Everyday speech prefers 喝.

verb

to drink (formal, especially of water, beverages, or alcohol)

饮用。
Qǐng wù yǐn yòng shēng shuǐ.
Please do not drink unboiled water.
饮用。
Zhè zhǒng jiǔ shì hé zhí jiē yǐn yòng.
This type of wine is suitable for drinking directly.
饮用。
Měi tiān yǐn yòng zú gòu de shuǐ duì shēn tǐ hěn zhòng yào.
Drinking enough water every day is important for your health.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

饮 gives the idea of taking in liquid, and 用 gives the idea of consuming a beverage, together forming the formal sense of drinking.

Characters in this word

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.

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

用 was formed by adding a handle to an earlier form.

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