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Meaning of 喝

Pinyin hē、 hè

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

my goodness / to drink, shout applause

Usage

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喝 [hē] 1. To swallow liquid drinks or liquid food. Example: 喝水 (drink water), 喝酒 (drink wine), 喝茶 (drink tea), 喝粥 (drink porridge). 2. Specifically refers to drinking alcohol. Example: 喝醉了 (got drunk). 喝 [hè] 1. To shout loudly. Example: 喝彩 (cheer), 喝问 (call out a question). 2. To threaten. 3. To cry one's wares when selling goods. 4. To call out. 喝 [hè] 1. To shout loudly. Reference: 《广苍》: 喝声之幽也。 Example: 又如: 呼幺喝六 (call out loudly); 喝神弄鬼 (to scream loudly); 喝号 (shout loudly); 喝拳 (shout out during a drinking game); 喝报 (report loudly); 喝喊 (call out). 2. To threaten. Example: 喝止 (yell to stop); 喝探 (to question and investigate); 喝撺箱 (to call for the box during a court session). 3. To cry one's wares. Reference: 《醒世恒言》: 主人家接来，解开包袱，逐疋翻看一过，将称准一准，喝定价格，递与一个客人。 4. To call out. Example: 喝礼 (a specific call during ceremonies). 喝 [hè] 1. Hoarse or choking sound. Example: “儿生，号啼之声鸿朗高畅者寿，嘶～湿下者夭。” 形容词: Hoarse and choked sound. Reference: 汉．王充《论衡．气寿》: "儿生号啼之声，鸿朗高畅者寿，嘶喝湿下者夭。" Reference: 《后汉书．卷四五．张酺传》: "被矢贯咽，音声流喝。"

呼喝 hū hè

to shout

叱喝 chì hè

to shout at / to berate

吃喝 chī hē

to eat and drink / food and drink

吆五喝六 yāo wǔ hè liù

lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling

吆喝声 yāo he shēng

yo-heave-ho

喝道 hè dào

(of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way

喝茶 hē chá

(fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")

喝酒 hē jiǔ

to drink (alcohol)

喝彩 hè cǎi

to acclaim / to cheer

好喝 hǎo hē

tasty (drinks)

喝水 hē shuǐ

drinking / drink water

喝采 hè cǎi

acclaim / cheer

喝问 hè wèn

Ask

喝醉 hē zuì

to get drunk

怒喝 nù hè

thunderbolt / fulminate / thunder

喝令 hè lìng

to shout an order or command

吃喝玩乐 chī hē wán lè

to eat, drink and be merry (idiom) / to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure

大吃大喝 dà chī dà hē

to eat and drink as much as one likes / to make a pig of oneself

断喝 duàn hē

Stop drinking

喝西北风 hē xī běi fēng

lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry

喝斥 hē chì

to berate / to excoriate / to chide / also written 呵斥[he1 chi4]

吃喝嫖赌 chī hē piáo dǔ

to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling / to lead a life of dissipation

呼幺喝六 hū yāo hè liù

Hu Yao drink six

吆喝 yāo he

to shout / to bawl / to yell (to urge on an animal) / to hawk (one's wares) / to denounce loudly / to shout slogans

当头棒喝 dāng tóu bàng hè

a blow and a shout / a sharp warning / a severe warning / give a timely warning / give sharp advice for one to wake up from error