吃喝玩乐

chī hē wán lè

to live for pleasure; to do nothing but enjoy oneself

Character by character

吃chī
eat

喝hē
drink

玩wán
play

乐lè
enjoy

放假了也不能整天吃喝玩乐，总得读一点儿书。

Even on holiday you can’t spend every day just having fun; you have to read a bit.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Usually critical of an idle life; among friends it can be a cheerful plan: 这次旅行就是吃喝玩乐.

Learn this in Lesson 39 · HSK 5–6: 麻将桌上 (Mahjong)

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