xiā

呷

Character · Verb

to drink (dialectal)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to drink; to take a sip

dialect

This usage is primarily dialectal. The standard Mandarin equivalent for 'to drink' is 喝 (hē).

Tā他
xiā呷
le了
yī一
kǒu口
chá茶
 ，
jì继
xù续
kàn看
bào报
 。

He took a sip of tea and continued reading the newspaper.

Bié别
jí急
 ，
màn慢
man慢
xiā呷
 。

Don't rush, drink slowly.

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Tā他
xiā呷
le了
yī一
xiǎo小
kǒu口
jiǔ酒
 。

He took a small sip of wine.