| 1 | 酒 | 酒 | jiǔ | jiu3 | wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; Classifiers: 杯 | | |
| 2 | 酒精 | 酒精 | jiǔ jīng | jiu3 jing1 | alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇 ; grain alcohol | | |
| 3 | 喝酒 | 喝酒 | hē jiǔ | he1 jiu3 | to drink (alcohol) | | |
| 4 | 啤酒 | 啤酒 | pí jiǔ | pi2 jiu3 | beer (loanword); Classifiers: 杯 | | |
| 5 | 饮酒 | 飲酒 | yǐn jiǔ | yin3 jiu3 | to drink wine | | |
| 6 | 酒杯 | 酒杯 | jiǔ bēi | jiu3 bei1 | wine cup | | |
| 7 | 酒店 | 酒店 | jiǔ diàn | jiu3 dian4 | wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club | | |
| 8 | 祝酒词 | 祝酒詞 | zhù jiǔ cí | zhu4 jiu3 ci2 | short speech given in proposing a toast; short speech given in proposing a toast | | |
| 9 | 机加酒 | 機加酒 | jī jiā jiǔ | ji1 jia1 jiu3 | flight and hotel (travel package) (abbr. for 机票加酒店 ) | | |
| 10 | 艾酒 | 艾酒 | ài jiǔ | ai4 jiu3 | wine flavored with Chinese mugwort | | |
| 11 | 酒精洗手液 | 酒精洗手液 | jiǔ jīng xǐ shǒu yè | jiu3 jing1 xi3 shou3 ye4 | alcohol-based hand sanitizer | | |
| 12 | 酒逢知己千杯少 | 酒逢知己千杯少 | jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo | jiu3 feng2 zhi1 ji3 qian1 bei1 shao3 | a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom); when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down | | |
| 13 | 温酒 | 溫酒 | wēn jiǔ | wen1 jiu3 | to warm up wine; wine served warm, generally referring to Chinese wine such as 黃酒 and 白酒 | | |
| 14 | 茶余酒后 | 茶餘酒後 | chá yú jiǔ hòu | cha2 yu2 jiu3 hou4 | see 茶余饭后 | | |
| 15 | 杯酒言欢 | 杯酒言歡 | bēi jiǔ yán huān | bei1 jiu3 yan2 huan1 | a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom) | | |
| 16 | 陈酒 | 陳酒 | chén jiǔ | chen2 jiu3 | old wine | | |
| 17 | 佐酒佳肴 | 佐酒佳餚 | zuǒ jiǔ jiā yáo | zuo3 jiu3 jia1 yao2 | delicacies that go with liquor (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 沉湎酒色 | 沉湎酒色 | chén miǎn jiǔ sè | chen2 mian3 jiu3 se4 | to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women; an incorrigible drunkard and lecher | | |
| 19 | 餐后酒 | 餐後酒 | cān hòu jiǔ | can1 hou4 jiu3 | digestif | | |
| 20 | 杯酒释兵权 | 杯酒釋兵權 | bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán | bei1 jiu3 shi4 bing1 quan2 | to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups; cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces | | |
| 21 | 杯酒解怨 | 杯酒解怨 | bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn | bei1 jiu3 jie3 yuan4 | a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction; ; a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction | | |
| 22 | 办酒席 | 辦酒席 | bàn jiǔ xí | ban4 jiu3 xi2 | to prepare a feast | | |
| 23 | 百威啤酒 | 百威啤酒 | bǎi wēi pí jiǔ | Bai3 wei1 pi2 jiu3 | Budweiser beer | | |
| 24 | 白兰地酒 | 白蘭地酒 | bái lán dì jiǔ | bai2 lan2 di4 jiu3 | brandy (loanword) | | |
| 25 | 白酒 | 白酒 | bái jiǔ | bai2 jiu3 | baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum | | |