调酒 (調酒)
tiáo jiǔ
Pinyin

Definition

调酒 (調酒)
 - 
tiáo jiǔ
  1. to mix drinks
  2. cocktail

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

那不如去我家吧。我会调酒！去超市买些原料就行了。
nà bùrú qù wǒjiā ba 。wǒ huì tiáojiǔ ！qù chāoshì mǎi xiē yuánliào jiù xíng le 。
Then maybe going to my house would be better. I can mix drinks. If I go to the supermarket to buy the ingredients, we'll be all set.
Go to Lesson 
你还会调酒？真厉害，教教我吧。
nǐ hái huì tiáojiǔ ？zhēn lìhai ，jiāo jiao wǒ ba 。
You can mix drinks? That's impressive. Teach me!
Go to Lesson 
嘿嘿，那倒也没有。不过我的确打算去考调酒师。
hēihēi ，nà dào yě méiyǒu 。bùguò wǒ díquè dǎsuàn qù kǎo tiáojiǔshī 。
Haha, that hasn't happened yet. However, I do plan to go study bartending.
Go to Lesson 
那是花式调酒。我只不过是兴趣而已。
nà shì huāshì tiáojiǔ 。wǒ zhǐ bùguò shì xìngqù éryǐ 。
That's a flair bartender. I'm only just doing it for fun.
Go to Lesson