酗酒 in English: heavy drinking; to get drunk

xù jiǔ

heavy drinking; to get drunk

HSK 62 syllablestones: 4 + 3

How to pronounce 酗酒

xù jiǔ (without tone marks: xu jiu). xù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; jiǔ is a third (low, dipping) tone.

酗 xù
drunk

酒 jiǔ
wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits