Definition

1. 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.

verb

1. to drink