Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 醉

intoxicated

to fuddle
to befuddle
to inebriate
to get someone drunk

dead drunk
completely drunk

to get drunk; to drown one's sorrows

drunken shrimp (Chinese dish based on shrimps marinated in Chinese wine)

the Sage of intoxication
refers to Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai 李白 (701-762)

to be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in

bewitched
intoxicated by sth

tipsiness; signs of intoxication

intoxicated man
drunkard

drunken state

chicken in rice wine
also translated drunken chicken

to drive while above the legal alcohol limit

hangover

to get drunk

intoxicating
fascinating

to be dead drunk

to become intoxicated

enthralled
fascinated

enchanted
fascinated
charmed

to get drunk

dates in liquor

anesthesia
to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)

to become drunk

wine-lover
drinker
toper
drunkard

blind drunk
drunk as drunk can be

drunkard

to be fascinated; to be spellbound

an anesthetic; (fig.) a narcotic

drunk
intoxicated

to be infatuated with

local anesthetic
anesthesia to half the body (as for a C-section birth)

anaesthetist

anesthesiology

variant of 醉醺醺 (zuìxūnxūn)

anesthetic; narcotic

lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom)
intoxicated by sth
obsessed with
mad about sth
also written 如癡如醉／如痴如醉 (rúchīrúzuì)

zuìjiǔjiàchē

drunk driving (very high blood alcohol concentration)

Guìfēi Zuìjiǔ

The Drunken Beauty, Qing Dynasty Beijing opera

self-satisfied
self-imbued
narcissistic

mázuìxuézhě

anaesthesiologist

wǒzuìyùmián

lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
(used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)

xīnzuìshénmí

ecstatic
enraptured

(idiom) enthralled; mesmerized; enraptured

mǐngdǐngdàzuì

dead drunk; plastered; as drunk as a lord

zhǐzuìjīnmí

lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury

zuìshēngmèngsǐ

as if drunk or entranced (idiom); leading a befuddled existence
in a drunken stupor

yīzuìfāngxiū

to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
to get plastered

mázuìzhuàngtài

narcosis
narcotism
anesthesia
anesthesis

jīnmízhǐzuì

lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury

(idiom) to be dead drunk; to be plastered

quánshēnmázuì

general anesthesia

lit. to not go home until drunk (idiom)
fig. let's make a night of it!

zhēncìmázuì

acupuncture anesthesia

local anesthesia

mázuìyàopǐn

narcotic

wǒyěshìzuìle

我也是醉了

[我也是醉了]

(Internet slang) I can't even...
Are you kidding me!
OMG!

júbùmázuìjì

局部麻醉剂

[局部麻醉劑]

local anesthetic

Chūnfēng Shēnzuìde Wǎnshang

春风深醉的晚上

[春風深醉的晚上]

Intoxicating Spring Nights, 1924 short story by Yu Dafu 郁達夫／郁达夫 ( Yù Dáfū)

zuìwēngzhīyìbùzàijiǔ

醉翁之意不在酒

[醉翁之意不在酒]

wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol
having an ulterior motive
to have other things in mind
with an ax to grind
accomplishing something besides what one set out to do

jīnzhāoyǒujiǔjīnzhāozuì

今朝有酒今朝醉

[今朝有酒今朝醉]

to live in the moment (idiom)
to live every day as if it were one's last
to enjoy while one can

jiǔbùzuìrénrénzìzuì,sèbùmírénrénzìmí

酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷

[酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷]

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