A phone with a shattered screen lies plugged into its charger, groaning, “I need to stop drinking.” It looks completely 醉.
醉 (zuì) means “drunk.” The left side, 酉, appears in many characters to do with alcohol, such as 酒 (jiǔ).
People usually say 喝醉了 (hē zuì le), literally “drank till drunk.”
他喝醉了。 — Tā hē zuì le. — He’s drunk.
我没醉！ — Wǒ méi zuì! — I’m not drunk!
A watch strapped on inside a sliced apple: a very literal Apple Watch. The watch on your wrist is a 手表.
手表 (shǒu biǎo) means “wristwatch.” 手 is hand and 表 is a watch or meter. Count watches with 块 (kuài): 一块手表 (yí kuài shǒubiǎo).
Two third tones in a row change the first one to a rising tone, so 手表 is pronounced shóu biǎo. That is the spelling in the drawing.
我的手表坏了。 — Wǒ de shǒubiǎo huài le. — My watch is broken.
这块手表很贵。 — Zhè kuài shǒubiǎo hěn guì. — This watch is expensive.
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