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酒 / 酒

Traditional
酒
Simplified
酒

wine (esp. rice wine)/liquor/spirits/alcoholic beverage/CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

jiǔ

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄡˇ

Jyutping

zau2

Example sentences

酒 jiǔ
喝酒後請不要開車。
喝酒后请不要开车。

Please do not drive after drinking alcohol.

吧 bā
他在吧臺喝了一杯酒。
他在吧台喝了一杯酒。

He drank a glass of wine at the bar counter.

酒吧 jiǔbā
這家酒吧的氣氛很好。
这家酒吧的气氛很好。

This bar's atmosphere is very good.

酒鬼 jiǔguǐ
那個酒鬼每天晚上都在酒吧喝得爛醉。
那个酒鬼每天晚上都在酒吧喝得烂醉。

That drunkard gets dead drunk at the bar every night.

酒店 jiǔdiàn
這是一家五星級酒店。
这是一家五星级酒店。

This is a five-star hotel.

暫時 / 暂时 zànshí
我們暫時住在這家酒店。
我们暂时住在这家酒店。

We are temporarily staying at this hotel.

啤酒 píjiǔ
他喜歡在夏天喝冰啤酒。
他喜欢在夏天喝冰啤酒。

He likes to drink ice-cold beer in the summer.

山東 / 山东 shāndōng
山東以其美味的啤酒和海鮮而聞名。
山东以其美味的啤酒和海鲜而闻名。

Shandong is famous for its delicious beer and seafood.

喜酒 xǐjiǔ
他下個月要辦喜酒，邀請大家參加。
他下个月要办喜酒，邀请大家参加。

He is going to host a wedding feast next month and invites everyone to attend.

敬酒 jìngjiǔ
在婚禮上，新郎和新娘向賓客們敬酒。
在婚礼上，新郎和新娘向宾客们敬酒。

At the wedding, the groom and bride toasted the guests.

Example Vocabulary

下酒

xia4'jiu3

酒

jiu3

alcohol; wine; liquor

酒吧

jiu3'ba1

bar; pub

酒店

jiu3'dian4

hotel; inn; bar

啤酒

pi2'jiu3

beer

喜酒

xi3'jiu3

wedding feast; wedding wine

喝酒

戒酒

敬酒

jing4'jiu3

to toast; to propose a toast

交杯酒

jiao1'bei1'jiu3

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