yǐn

to drink

food (饣) + yawn (欠) = to drink

欠 mainly provides the sound yǐn rather than meaning. The food radical carries the core meaning, showing this is about consuming something through the mouth.

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天气热,他拿起杯子了一口水。

tiān qì rè, tā ná qǐ bēi zi yǐn le yī kǒu shuǐ。

The weather was hot, so he picked up the cup and drank a mouthful of water.

她每天早上一杯温水,对身体很好。

tā měi tiān zǎo shang yǐn yī bēi wēn shuǐ, duì shēn tǐ hěn hǎo。

She drinks a cup of warm water every morning, which is very good for the body.

Words with 饮

啜饮

chuò yǐn

to sip

酒水饮料

jiǔ shuǐ yǐn liào

drink (on a menu)

酒精饮料

jiǔ jīng yǐn liào

liquor

酣饮

hān yǐn

to drink one's fill

饮水

yǐn shuǐ

to drink water

饮恨吞声

yǐn hèn tūn shēng

to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)

饮料

yǐn liào

drink

饮水器

yǐn shuǐ qì

water dispenser

饮水思源

yǐn shuǐ sī yuán

lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring

饮水机

yǐn shuǐ jī

water dispenser

饮泣

yǐn qì

(literary) to weep in silence

饮流怀源

yǐn liú huái yuán

lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring

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