酗酒 (xùjiǔ) · to drink heavily

酗酒 (xùjiǔ) means “to drink heavily; heavy drinking”. It is written with 2 characters: 酗 (violent) + 酒 (alcohol). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 酗酒 is built

The characters

酗 xù · violent

What 酗 is made of

酉yǒu — wine
- 兀wù — weak
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 儿ér — child
- 日rì — sun; day
  - 口kǒu — mouth
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
凶xiōng — culprit
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
  - 丿 — falling stroke

酒 jiǔ · alcohol

What 酒 is made of

氵shuǐ — water
酉yǒu — wine
- 兀wù — weak
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 儿ér — child
- 日rì — sun; day
  - 口kǒu — mouth
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A jar 酉 of wine 氵; 酉 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

酗酒对身体危害很大。Xùjiǔ duì shēntǐ wēihài hěn dà.Heavy drinking is very harmful to health.

医生劝他不要再酗酒了。Yīshēng quàn tā búyào zài xùjiǔ le.The doctor urged him to stop drinking heavily.

Questions about 酗酒

What does 酗酒 mean?

酗酒 (xùjiǔ) means “to drink heavily; heavy drinking”.

How do you pronounce 酗酒?

酗酒 is pronounced xùjiǔ.

Which HSK level is 酗酒?

酗酒 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 酗酒 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 206: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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