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饮用

yǐn yòngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
drink / drinking or drinkable (water)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4542476af5416aea. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

飲用 饮用 [yin3 yong4] /drink/drinking or drinkable (water)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 飲用

  • 饮
    yǐn

    to drink

    yìn

    to give (animals) water to drink

  • 用
    yòng

    to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.