verb

[T, I]

to drink; to consume a liquid

hē

Pronunciation

Etymology

A phono-semantic Chinese character: the mouth radical 口 indicates an action involving the mouth, while 曷 provides the sound component.

Examples

我每天早上喝一杯咖啡。

wǒ měitiān zǎoshang hē yì bēi kāfēi

I drink a cup of coffee every morning.

天气很热，多喝点水。

tiānqì hěn rè duō hē diǎn shuǐ

The weather is very hot; drink more water.

他不喝酒。

tā bù hē jiǔ

He does not drink alcohol.

Character Breakdown

喝

hē

to drink

Synonyms

饮

饮用

Collocations

喝水

喝茶

喝酒

喝咖啡

喝汤

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verb

[T, I]

to shout loudly; to call out, especially in command, warning, or reprimand

hè

Pronunciation

Etymology

A phono-semantic Chinese character: the mouth radical 口 indicates vocal action, while 曷 provides the sound component.

Examples

警察喝住了那个小偷。

jǐngchá hè zhù le nà ge xiǎotōu

The police shouted at the thief to stop.

老师一声喝令，大家都安静了。

lǎoshī yì shēng hè lìng dàjiā dōu ānjìng le

At the teacher's shouted command, everyone became quiet.

Character Breakdown

喝

hè

to shout; to call out

Synonyms

Collocations

喝令

喝止

喝住

大喝一声

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verb

[T, I]

to drink; to consume a liquid

hē

Pronunciation

Etymology

A phono-semantic Chinese character: the mouth radical 口 indicates an action involving the mouth, while 曷 provides the sound component.

Examples

我每天早上喝一杯咖啡。

wǒ měitiān zǎoshang hē yì bēi kāfēi

I drink a cup of coffee every morning.

天气很热，多喝点水。

tiānqì hěn rè duō hē diǎn shuǐ

The weather is very hot; drink more water.

他不喝酒。

tā bù hē jiǔ

He does not drink alcohol.

Character Breakdown

喝

hē

to drink

Synonyms

饮

饮用

Collocations

喝水

喝茶

喝酒

喝咖啡

喝汤

AI Generated

verb

[T, I]

to shout loudly; to call out, especially in command, warning, or reprimand

hè

Pronunciation

Etymology

A phono-semantic Chinese character: the mouth radical 口 indicates vocal action, while 曷 provides the sound component.

Examples

警察喝住了那个小偷。

jǐngchá hè zhù le nà ge xiǎotōu

The police shouted at the thief to stop.

老师一声喝令，大家都安静了。

lǎoshī yì shēng hè lìng dàjiā dōu ānjìng le

At the teacher's shouted command, everyone became quiet.

Character Breakdown

喝

hè

to shout; to call out

Synonyms

Collocations

喝令

喝止

喝住

大喝一声

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