吃喝玩乐 meaning in English

chī-hē-wán-lè

(lit.) to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom); (fig.) to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure

HSK 7-9Traditional 吃喝玩樂31 strokes

Meaning of 吃喝玩乐

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chīhēwánlè
  1. (lit.) to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure

Stroke order for each character

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吃 chī · to eat · 6 strokes

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喝 hē · to drink · 12 strokes

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玩 wán · to play with · 8 strokes

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乐 lè · happy · 5 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 吃喝玩乐.

开玩笑kāi wánxiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
吃饭chīfànto have a meal; to eat
好吃hǎochītasty; delicious
玩儿wánrto play; to have fun
好玩儿hǎowánrerhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]
音乐yīnyuèmusic
快乐kuàilèhappy; joyful
音乐会yīnyuèhuìconcert
乐队yuèduìband; pop group
玩具wánjùplaything; toy
欢乐huānlègaiety; gladness
可乐kělèamusing; entertaining

Questions about 吃喝玩乐

What does 吃喝玩乐 mean?

吃喝玩乐 (chī-hē-wán-lè) means "(lit.) to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom); (fig.) to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure".

How do you write 吃喝玩乐?

吃喝玩乐 is made of 4 characters: 吃 (6 strokes), 喝 (12 strokes), 玩 (8 strokes), 乐 (5 strokes). That is 31 strokes in total.

Is 吃喝玩乐 an HSK word?

Yes. 吃喝玩乐 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 吃喝玩乐 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 吃喝玩乐 is written 吃喝玩樂.