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Definition(s) for: 吃喝玩乐

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
吃喝玩乐 chī - hē - wán - lè - lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
- fig. to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure

List Ranking for: 吃喝玩乐

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

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 35,837 24,047 11,925

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
吃 chī- to eat; to consume
- to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
- to eradicate; to destroy
- to absorb
- to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
吃 chī- variant of 吃[chi1]
喝 hē- to drink
- variant of 嗬[he1]
喝 hè- to shout
玩 wán- to play
- to have fun
- to trifle with
- toy
- sth used for amusement
- curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4])
- to keep sth for entertainment
玩 wán- variant of 玩[wan2]
- Taiwan pr. [wan4]
乐 lè- surname Le
乐 yuè- surname Yue
乐 lào- used in place names
乐 lè- happy
- cheerful
- to laugh
乐 yuè- music

Other Words Containing 吃喝玩乐

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
吃喝玩乐 - 7 35,837 24,047 11,925