喝 hē — to drink

Meanings

1. 1

   to drink

   To drink. It covers everything liquid — water, tea, juice, and in Chinese also soup, which is drunk rather than eaten.

   verb

Character breakdown

• 喝

  hē (first tone, high and level) hè (fourth tone, falling)

  to drink; (hè) to shout loudly, to call out

  12 strokes⿰口曷Radical 口

Example sentences

• 我想喝一杯水。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) hē (first tone, high and level) yì (fourth tone, falling) bēi (first tone, high and level) shuǐ. (third tone, dipping)···

  I’d like a glass of water.

• 你喝茶吗？/你喝茶嗎？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) hē (first tone, high and level) chá (second tone, rising) ma? (neutral tone)···

  Would you like some tea?

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