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饮
飲
yǐn
char. to drink; a drink; to keep in the heart, to harbor; (TCM) decoction of Chinese medicine; (TCM) watery sputum
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Other meanings
[yìn]v. to give (animals) water to drink
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饣 food (for 饮)食n./v. food; to eat (for 飲)char. eclipse; sth used for cooking (for 飲)char. (lit.) to feed, to offer food to (for 飲)
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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饮料
飲料
yǐn liào
n. drink, beverage (non alcoholic)
饮食
飲食
yǐn shí
n./v. food and drink, diet; to eat and drink
冷饮
冷飲
léng yǐn
n. cold drink
饮酒
飲酒
yín jiǔ
v. drink wine
吞声饮泪
吞聲飲淚
tūn shēng yǐn lèi
v. swallow the voice and tears, choke down one's tears
痰饮
痰飲
tán yǐn
n. (TCM) phlegm-retained fluid
化饮
化飲
huà yǐn
v. (TCM) resolve retained fluid
饮片
飲片
yǐn piàn
n. (TCM) decocting pieces
畅饮
暢飲
chàng yǐn
v. to enjoy drinking, to drink joyfully and unrestrainedly
饮水思源
飲水思源
yín shuǐ sī yuán
idiom. when drinking water think of its source -- to remember where one's happiness comes from