No. 7,734 in Chinese
酒醉
"酒醉" means "drunk" or "intoxicated from alcohol."
In a sentence
他因為酒醉而走路搖晃。
He was staggering because he was drunk.
In this sentence, '酒醉' refers to the state of being intoxicated by alcohol, describing the cause of his unsteady walking.
她不常酒醉，但昨晚她喝得太多了。
She doesn’t get drunk often, but she drank too much last night.
Here, '酒醉' is used to describe the infrequent condition of being drunk.
酒醉之後請不要開車，這非常危險。
Do not drive after being drunk; it is very dangerous.
In this case, '酒醉' denotes the state after consuming alcohol beyond a safe limit, emphasizing the consequence of such a state.
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