zuì

intoxicated

liquor vessel (酉) + sound (卒) = intoxicated

酉 is an ancient vessel for fermented liquor, so it roots 醉 firmly in the world of alcohol. 卒 mainly provides the sound zuì; the vessel does all the semantic work.

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他喝了太多酒,了。

tā hē le tài duō jiǔ, zuì le.

He drank too much wine and got drunk.

她昨晚喝了,今天头很痛。

tā zuó wǎn hē zuì le, jīn tiān tóu hěn tòng.

She got drunk last night and has a bad headache today.

Words with 醉

沉醉

chén zuì

to become intoxicated

酒不醉人人自醉,色不迷人人自迷

jiǔ bù zuì rén rén zì zuì , sè bù mí rén rén zì mí

wine doesn't make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust

酒醉

jiǔ zuì

to become drunk

酣醉

hān zuì

to be dead drunk

酩酊大醉

mǐng dǐng dà zuì

(idiom) dead drunk; plastered; as drunk as a lord

醉人

zuì rén

intoxicating

醉倒

zuì dǎo

to pass out drunk

醉心

zuì xīn

enthralled

醉心于

zuì xīn yú

to be infatuated with

醉意

zuì yì

tipsiness; signs of intoxication

醉态

zuì tài

drunken state

醉枣

zuì zǎo

dates in liquor

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