酒
jiǔ
Pinyin

Definition

酒
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jiǔ
  1. wine (esp. rice wine)
  2. liquor
  3. spirits
  4. alcoholic beverage
  5. CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]

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

生啤酒
shēngpíjiǔ
Draft beer
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一打啤酒对俄罗斯人来说只是小意思，这是大家都知道的常识。但是你知道吗？俄罗斯人喝啤酒，有一个潜规则，他们如果找你喝酒，绝对不能拒绝。
yīdá píjiǔ duì Éluósī rén láishuō zhǐshì xiǎoyìsi ，zhèshì dàjiā dōu zhīdào de chángshí 。dànshì nǐ zhīdào ma ？Éluósī rén hē píjiǔ ，yǒu yīgē qiánguīzé ，tāmen rúguǒ zhǎo nǐ hējiǔ ，juéduì bùnéng jùjué 。
A dozen of beers is a piece of cake for Russian, which is common sense that everyone knows. But you know that? Russians have a hidden rule when it comes to drinking beers, that is, if they invite you for a drink, you can’t say no.
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妈妈不喜欢爸爸每天花天酒地。
māma bù xǐhuan bàba měitiān huātiānjiǔdì 。
Mom doesn't like Dad to indulge in pleasure every day.
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他每天花天酒地，不回家。
tā měitiān huātiānjiǔdì ，bù huíjiā 。
He indulges in all kinds of pleasure and doesn't go home every day.
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花天酒地
huātiānjiǔdì
To indulge in all kinds of pleasure
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Joe和朋友在酒吧谈天说地。
hé péngyou zài jiǔbā tántiānshuōdì 。
Joe and his friend chatted about everything happily at the bar.
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他整天花天酒地，和朋友谈天说地，所以我们没办法天长地久。
tā zhěngtiān huātiānjiǔdì ，hé péngyou tántiānshuōdì ，suǒyǐ wǒmen méi bànfǎ tiānchángdìjiǔ 。
He spends all day indulging in all kinds of pleasure and chatting with friends. Therefore, our relationship can't last forever.
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哇！你看！这里有好几种酒。
wā ！nǐ kàn ！zhèlǐ yǒu hǎojǐzhǒng jiǔ 。
Wow! Look! There are so many kinds of alcohol here.
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嗯我想买水果酒。
ēn wǒ xiǎng mǎi shuǐguǒjiǔ 。
Hmm...I want to buy fruit wine.
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也想买韩国米酒。
yě xiǎng mǎi Hánguó mǐjiǔ 。
And I also want to buy Korean rice wine.
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