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醺

Character · Adjective

intoxicated; tipsy; drunk

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Meanings

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1.

adjective

intoxicated; tipsy; drunk with alcohol

literary

Literary term describing the state of being pleasantly intoxicated or heavily drunk. Often used in compounds like 微醺 (slightly tipsy) or 醉醺醺 (dead drunk).

Wǎn晚
cān餐
shí时
tā他
hē喝
le了
jǐ几
bēi杯
hóng红
jiǔ酒
 ，
yǐ已
yǒu有
xiē些
wēi微
xūn醺
 。

He drank a few glasses of red wine at dinner and was already slightly tipsy.

Nà那
rén人
zuì醉
xūn醺
xūn醺
de地
cóng从
jiǔ酒
bā吧
lǐ里
zǒu走
chū出
lái来
 。

That man walked out of the bar dead drunk.

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Yuè月
guāng光
hé和
jiǔ酒
yì意
ràng让
tā他
xūn醺
rán然
yù欲
shuì睡
 。

The moonlight and alcohol made him drowsy and intoxicated.

Wēi微
xūn醺
de的
zhuàng状
tài态
xià下
 ，
tā他
de的
huà话
biàn变
de得
duō多
le了
qǐ起
lái来
 。

In a slightly tipsy state, he became much more talkative.