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喝
hē
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- pinyin
- hē
- simplified
- 喝
- traditional
- 喝
1 · verb
To take a liquid such as water or tea into your mouth and swallow it.
把水、茶等液体从嘴里咽下去。
Use 喝水, 喝茶, or 喝汤. This sense is hē; the hè in 喝彩 is a different use.
I would like some warm water.
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我想喝点温水。
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This tea is very hot; drink it slowly.
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这茶很烫，慢慢喝。
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2 · verb
To take a liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
把水、茶等液体从嘴里咽下去。
Use hē for drinking, as in 喝水, 喝茶 or 喝一口. The interjection variant and the hè entry are separate uses.
We've been walking for so long. Let's have some water first.
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走了这么久，我们先喝点水吧。
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He took a sip of tea and put the cup down.
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他喝了一口茶，就把杯子放下了。
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Mandarin reading: hē.
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