葡萄酒
pú tao jiǔ
Pinyin

Definition

葡萄酒
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pú tao jiǔ
  1. (grape) wine

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

下酒
xià jiǔ
  1. 1 to be appropriate to have with alcohol
  2. 2 to down one's drink
酒
jiǔ
  1. 1 wine (esp. rice wine)
  2. 2 liquor
  3. 3 spirits
  4. 4 alcoholic beverage
  5. 5 classifier: 杯 bēi
  6. 6 classifier: 瓶 píng
  7. 7 classifier: 罐 guàn
  8. 8 classifier: 桶 tǒng
  9. 9 classifier: 缸 gāng
酒吧
jiǔ bā
  1. 1 bar
  2. 2 pub
  3. 3 saloon
  4. 4 classifier: 家 jiā
酒店
jiǔ diàn
  1. 1 wine shop
  2. 2 pub (public house)
  3. 3 hotel
  4. 4 restaurant
  5. 5 (Tw) hostess club
啤酒
pí jiǔ
  1. 1 beer (loanword)
  2. 2 classifier: 杯 bēi
  3. 3 classifier: 瓶 píng
  4. 4 classifier: 罐 guàn
  5. 5 classifier: 桶 tǒng
  6. 6 classifier: 缸 gāng

Idioms (20)

今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
嗜酒如命
shì jiǔ rú mìng
  1. 1 to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
  1. 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the best is saved for last
好酒贪杯
hào jiǔ tān bēi
  1. 1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
  1. 1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

Sample Sentences

这些葡萄酒是法国的吗？
zhèxiē pútaojiǔ shì Fǎguó de ma ？
Are these French wines?
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好的。您今天点的菜比较丰富，而不同的酒能够更好地体现这些口味。配合鱼和蟹，最合适的酒是2004年产自法国勃根蒂的莎当妮白葡萄酒。
hǎo de 。nín jīntiān diǎn de cài bǐjiào fēngfù ，ér bùtóng de jiǔ nénggòu gènghǎo de tǐxiàn zhèxiē kǒuwèi 。pèihé yú hé xiè ，zuì héshì de jiǔ shì èr líng líng sì nián chǎnzì fǎguó bógēndì de shādāngní báipútaojiǔ 。
Sure. You've ordered quite an assortment of dishes today, and different kinds of wine can even better bring out all the different flavors. To complement fish and crab, the most suitable wine is a 2004 French White Burgundy Chardonnay.
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我不太懂葡萄酒。你根据我点的这些菜，推荐一下吧。
wǒ bùtài dǒng pútaojiǔ 。nǐ gēnjù wǒ diǎn de zhèxiē cài ，tuījiàn yīxià ba 。
I don’t really know much about wine. Based on the dishes I have ordered, can you recommend something for me?
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先生，我们准备了多种高级葡萄酒，配合不同的菜肴和客人的口味。您有没有什么喜欢的酒呢？
xiānsheng ，wǒmen zhǔnbèi le duōzhǒng gāojí pútaojiǔ ，pèihé bùtóng de càiyáo hé kèren de kǒuwèi 。nín yǒuméiyǒu shénme xǐhuan de jiǔ ne ？
Sir, we have on hand a lot of high grade wines to complement different foods and accommodate our guests’ different tastes. Do you have any wine preference?
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行了，冷盆就这么多。热菜么，给我一份糖醋松子桂鱼，六只大闸蟹，再来一个糖醋小排，黑椒牛柳，还有上汤西兰花。好，就这样。你们这儿有什么好的葡萄酒。
xíng le ，lěngpén jiù zhème duō 。rècài ma ，gěi wǒ yī fèn tángcù sōngzǐ guìyú ，liù zhī dàzháxiè ，zài lái yī ge tángcù xiǎopái ，hēijiāo niúliǔ ，háiyǒu shàngtāng xīlánhuā 。hǎo ，jiù zhèyàng 。nǐmen zhèr yǒu shénme hǎo de pútaojiǔ 。
All right, that’s enough appetizers. Hmm, for hot dishes, give me an order of fried sweet and sour mandarin fish with pine nuts, six hairy crabs, an order of sweet and sour baby ribs, a black pepper beef strips, and broccoli in soup. OK, that’s all. What good wines do you have?
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今天还真学了不少葡萄酒知识，我真等不及要品味这些酒呢。
jīntiān hái zhēn xué le bùshǎo pútaojiǔ zhīshi ，wǒ zhēn děngbují yào pǐnwèi zhèxiē jiǔ ne 。
Today I’ve really gained a lot of knowledge about wine. I really can’t wait to taste these wines.
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红葡萄酒吧。
hóng pútaojiǔ ba 。
Red wine.
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她喜欢红葡萄酒还是白葡萄酒？
tā xǐhuan hóng pútaojiǔ háishì bái pútaojiǔ ？
Does she like red wine or white wine?
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没事，“旧世界”主要指法国、意大利、西班牙等有着几百年历史的传统葡萄酒酿造国家。而“新世界”则指美国、加拿大、阿根廷、澳大利亚等新兴的葡萄酒酿造国家。
méishì ，“jiù shìjiè ”zhǔyào zhǐ Fǎguó 、Yìdàlì 、Xībānyá děng yǒuzhe jǐ bǎi nián lìshǐ de chuántǒng pútaojiǔ niàngzào guójiā 。ér “xīn shìjiè ”zé zhǐ Měiguó 、Jiānádà 、Āgēntíng 、Àodàlìyà děng xīnxīng de pútaojiǔ niàngzào guójiā 。
No problem. "Old World" mainly refers to countries such as France, Italy, and Spain that have hundreds of years of history in traditional wine making. But "New World" refers to countries like the United States, Canada, Argentina, Australia that are new to wine making.
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哦，葡萄酒，我喜欢。小张，谢谢。
ò ，pútao jiǔ ，wǒ xǐhuan 。Xiǎo Zhāng ，xièxie 。
Oh, wine. I like it. Xiao Zhang, thank you.
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