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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 借酒浇愁

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
借酒浇愁 jiè jiǔ - jiāo chóu - (idiom) to drown one's sorrows

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 67,942 38,154

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jiè- to borrow
- (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend
- to make use of; to avail oneself of
- (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with
jiè- variant of 借[jie4]
jiǔ- wine (esp. rice wine)
- liquor
- spirits
- alcoholic beverage
- CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
jiāo- to pour liquid
- to irrigate (using waterwheel)
- to water
- to cast (molten metal)
- to mold
chóu- to worry about

Other Words Containing 借酒浇愁

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo