喝酒 (hē jiǔ) — to drink alcohol; to have a drink

Definition

A verb-object phrase: 喝 + 酒, meaning 'to drink alcohol / have a drink'. 酒 is not just 'wine' — it covers all alcoholic drinks in everyday use.

verb

to drink alcoholto have a drink

喝酒。
Tā měi tiān wǎn fàn hòu dōu yào hē jiǔ.
He drinks every day after dinner.
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Tā zuó tiān wǎn shàng hē le hěn duō jiǔ.
He drank a lot of alcohol last night.
喝酒！
Wǒ men yì qǐ qù hē jiǔ bā!
Let's go drink together!

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