酗酒 meaning in English

xùjiǔ

heavy drinking; to get drunk

HSK 7-9verb21 strokes

Meaning of 酗酒

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xùjiǔ
  1. heavy drinking
  2. to get drunk
  3. to drink to excess

酗酒 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

酗xù酒jiǔ是shì导dǎo致zhì阳yáng痿wěi的de一yí个gè因yīn素sù。
Excessive drinking is one of the causes of impotence.
严yán禁jìn卖mài淫yín嫖piáo娼chāng,赌dǔ博bó,吸xī毒dú,酗xù酒jiǔ滋zī事shì等děng违wéi法fǎ犯fàn罪zuì活huó动dòng!
Prostitution, gambling, the use of narcotic substances, drunkenness, disorder, and all other illegal activities are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

酗 xù · violent · 11 strokes

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酒 jiǔ · wine · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 酗酒.

酒店jiǔdiànwine shop; pub (public house)
啤酒píjiǔbeer (loanword)
红酒hóngjiǔred wine
酒吧jiǔbābar (place to buy drinks)
酒鬼jiǔguǐdrunkard
葡萄酒pútaojiǔ(grape) wine
白酒báijiǔbaijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum; (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒[bai2 pu2
酒水jiǔshuǐalcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (e.g. on a menu)
酒精jiǔjīng(coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol
敬酒jìngjiǔto toast; to propose a toast
喜酒xǐjiǔwedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast
酒楼jiǔlóurestaurant

Questions about 酗酒

What does 酗酒 mean?

酗酒 (xùjiǔ) means "heavy drinking; to get drunk" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 酗酒?

酗酒 is made of 2 characters: 酗 (11 strokes), 酒 (10 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 酗酒 an HSK word?

Yes. 酗酒 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.