uống
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Definition
- Verb:
- To drink: The action of taking a liquid into the mouth and swallowing it. This is the primary and most common meaning.
- To take (medicine): A specific usage referring to consuming liquid medicine.
- To absorb, to listen intently (figurative): Used metaphorically to describe absorbing information or listening very attentively.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to drink):
- Tôi thích uống cà phê vào buổi sáng. (I like to drink coffee in the morning.)
- Trời nóng, chúng ta nên uống nhiều nước. (It's hot, we should drink a lot of water.)
- Verb (to take medicine):
- Bạn nhớ uống thuốc ba lần một ngày. (Remember to take the medicine three times a day.)
- Verb (figurative: to absorb):
- Cậu ấy uống từng lời giảng của thầy giáo. (He absorbed every word of the teacher's lecture.)
Advanced Usage
- "Uống được": Drinkable, potable (for water); palatable, drinkable (for wine, alcohol).
- Nước ở đây sạch và uống được. (The water here is clean and drinkable.)
- "Uống cạn" / "Uống sạch": To drink up, to finish one's drink.
- Anh ấy uống cạn ly rượu một hơi. (He downed his glass of wine in one gulp.)
- "Uống mừng": To drink to celebrate, to toast.
- Chúng ta hãy uống mừng cho thành công của dự án. (Let's drink to the success of the project.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đồ uống (n): Beverage, drink.
- Quán này có nhiều loại đồ uống lạ. (This shop has many strange types of beverages.)
- Chén uống nước / Ly uống nước (n): Drinking glass, cup.
- Uống ừng ực (v): To gulp down noisily.
Synonyms
- Nốc (v, informal): To knock back, to drink (often alcohol) quickly or in large quantities.
- Tu (v, informal): To chug, to drink (alcohol) steadily.
- Húp (v): To sip (often used for soups or hot liquids).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Uống vào: To drink (something specified). Often used to emphasize the act of consuming.
- Uống vào cho ấm bụng. (Drink it to warm your stomach.)
- Uống xong / Uống hết: To finish drinking.
- Uống hết ly sữa đi con. (Finish your glass of milk, child.)
Related Idioms
- Uống nước nhớ nguồn: Literally "When drinking water, remember its source." Meaning: To be grateful for one's origins and those who have helped.
- Chúng ta phải biết uống nước nhớ nguồn. (We must know to be grateful, remembering our roots.)
- Uống như hũ chìm: To drink like a fish; to be a heavy drinker.
- Uống nước lã: To drink plain/raw water. Can imply living simply or being in a difficult situation with few resources.