jiǔ

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 酗酒

酗酒 means to drink to excess; to engage in chronic heavy drinking; to cause trouble or act unruly under the influence of alcohol; to be drunk and disorderly. Pronounced xù jiǔ. HSK 7-9.

  • to drink to excess; to engage in chronic heavy drinking
  • to cause trouble or act unruly under the influence of alcohol; to be drunk and disorderly

Definitions & Examples

nián
qīng
shí
céng
cháng
jiǔ
 
shēn
shòu
dào
hěn
sǔn
hài
 

He drank heavily for a long time when he was young, which greatly damaged his health.

Gāi
guó
jiǔ
wèn
yán
zhòng
 
zhèng
zhèng
zài
cǎi
gàn
cuò
shī
 

The country has a serious alcoholism problem, and the government is taking intervention measures.

jiǔ
shì
dǎo
zhì
jiā
tíng
bào
de
zhòng
yào
yīn
 

Heavy drinking is an important factor leading to domestic violence.