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喝茶

Mandarin · pinyin hē chá

to drink tea
to get engaged
to have a serious conversation
(fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")

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喝: hē · drink; shout, call out
茶: chá · tea

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verb

(verb-object) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 喝, 茶 (chá).; to drink tea; to have some tea
(metonymic, euphemistic) to be taken in for questioning by the school or the judiciary
(verb-object) to betroth a girl

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