Chinese Word: 酒 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

酒HSK 3

Pinyin: jiǔ

English Definition: wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; Classifiers: 杯

Chinese Definition:
①用高粱、米、麦或葡萄等发酵制成的含乙醇的饮料：白酒。啤酒。料酒。鸡尾酒。茅台酒。酒浆。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 酉

Ideographic:A jar 酉 of wine 氵; 酉 also provides the pronunciation

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Similar Characters: 渔

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酒店	jiǔ diàn	wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club
啤酒HSK 3	pí jiǔ	beer (loanword); Classifiers: 杯
酒杯	jiǔ bēi	wine cup
酒吧HSK 5	jiǔ bā	bar; pub; saloon; Classifiers: 家
酒精HSK 6	jiǔ jīng	alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇 ; grain alcohol

1		tā 他 cóng bù 从不 hē jiǔ 喝酒。 He never drinks alcohol.
2		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 yī píng 一瓶 pí jiǔ 啤酒。 I would like a bottle of beer.
3		nà li 那里 yǒu 有 yī 一 bēi 杯 hóng jiǔ 红酒。 There is a glass of red wine over there.
4		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 hē 喝 pí jiǔ 啤酒， nǐ 你 ne 呢？ I like to drink beer, how about you?
5		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 zhǎo dào 找到 yì jiā 一家 jiǔ diàn 酒店。 I want to find a hotel.

1		tā 他 cóng bù 从不 hē jiǔ 喝酒。 He never drinks alcohol.
2		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 yī píng 一瓶 pí jiǔ 啤酒。 I would like a bottle of beer.
3		nà li 那里 yǒu 有 yī 一 bēi 杯 hóng jiǔ 红酒。 There is a glass of red wine over there.
4		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 hē 喝 pí jiǔ 啤酒， nǐ 你 ne 呢？ I like to drink beer, how about you?
5		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 zhǎo dào 找到 yì jiā 一家 jiǔ diàn 酒店。 I want to find a hotel.