飲酒作樂 yǐn jiǔ zuò lè

drinking party; to go on a binge; to paint the town red

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. drinking party
  2. 2. to go on a binge
  3. 3. to paint the town red

Characters

Character Meaning
飲 yǐn
to drink; old variant of 飲yǐn
酒 jiǔ HSK 3
alcoholic beverage; liquor; wine (esp. rice wine)
作 zuò HSK 1
to do; to write or compose; writings or works
樂 lè
happy; cheerful; to laugh