醉
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zuì · intoxicated, drunk

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15Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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酉Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 醉

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zuìWords pronounced zuì
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Example sentences

Notice where 醉 sits in each complete thought.

Zài má zuì jì de zuò yòng xià, tā hūn le guò qù.在麻醉剂的作用下,他昏了过去。

He lost consciousness under the influence of the anesthetic.

Source: Tatoeba #1742518 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Suǒ yǒu rén dōu hē zuì le, chú le wǒ.所有人都喝醉了,除了我。

Everyone was drunk, except me.

Source: Tatoeba #4148169 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hē zuì le, zuò bú dào.我喝醉了,做不到。

I'm too drunk to do that.

Source: Tatoeba #6146503 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hē zuì le, dàn shì hái huì shuō dé yǔ.我喝醉了,但是还会说德语。

I'm drunk, but I can still speak German.

Source: Tatoeba #778932 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Suǒ yǒu rén dōu hē zuì le.所有人都喝醉了。

Everyone was drunk.

Source: Tatoeba #4148172 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yǒu diǎn hē zuì le.他有点喝醉了。

He's a little bit drunk.

Source: Tatoeba #9963096 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 醉 in context

  1. Say zuì, then recall the core meaning: intoxicated, drunk.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 麻醉 (má zuì), meaning “anesthesia”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 醉 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.