酒量
jiǔ liàng
Pinyin

Definition

酒量
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jiǔ liàng
  1. capacity for liquor
  2. how much one can drink

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
尽量
jǐn liàng
  1. 1 as much as possible
  2. 2 to the greatest extent
力量
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
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
数量
shù liàng
  1. 1 amount
  2. 2 quantity
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
  4. 4 quantitative

Idioms (20)

人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
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
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
  1. 1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
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

Sample Sentences

你酒量好，我不太能喝。
nǐ jiǔliàng hǎo ，wǒ bútài néng hē 。
Your alcohol tolerance is very good, I can't really drink too much.
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你昨天晚上是怎么回事，不是一向酒量很好吗？怎么喝了三杯红酒就醉了。
nǐ zuótiān wǎnshang shì zěnmehuíshì ，bùshì yīxiàng jiǔliàng hěn hǎo ma ？zěnme hē le sān bēi hóngjiǔ jiù zuì le 。
What was wrong with you last night? You've always been able to take your alcohol, no? How did you get drunk from just three glasses of red wine?
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这个死胖子！酒量不行还这么爱喝。哎，谁的手机？
zhè gè sǐ pàngzi ！jiǔliàng bùxíng hái zhème ài hē 。āi ，shéi de shǒujī ？
Damned Fatty! He's got no tolerance and he still loves to drink. Hey, whose phone is this?
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小康你酒量不错嘛，喝了好几杯了，一点儿反应都没有。
XiǎoKāng nǐ jiǔliàng bùcuò ma ，hē le hǎojǐ bēi le ，yīdiǎnr fǎnyìng dōu méiyǒu 。
Xiao Kang, you can really drink. You've drunk quite a few glasses and it hasn't had an effect at all.
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你真能喝吗？我们公司那几个号称酒量好的，都被他喝倒了。去年庆功宴，他跟大家拼酒。结果没一个人记得自己是怎么回家的。
nǐ zhēn néng hē ma ？wǒmen gōngsī nà jǐge hàochēng jiǔliàng hǎo de ，dōu bèi tā hē dǎo le 。qùnián qìnggōngyàn ，tā gēn dàjiā pīnjiǔ 。jiéguǒ méi yī ge rén jìde zìjǐ shì zěnme huíjiā de 。
Can you really drink? There are a few in the company that claim to be good drinkers, but they were all no match. Last year at a company dinner he had a drink-off with everybody. In the end not a single person remembered how they got home.
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我酒量也还可以的。大学的时候没有一个男生喝得过我。
wǒ jiǔliàng yě hái kěyǐ de 。dàxué de shíhou méiyǒu yī ge nánshēng hē de guò wǒ 。
I'm a decent drinker. In college, no boy could out-drink me.
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老公，叫你别喝那么多的，你酒量又不行。
lǎogong ，jiào nǐ bié hē nàme duō de ，nǐ jiǔliàng yòu bùxíng 。
Honey, I told you not to drink so much. You know you can't handle it.
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我就是这样的呀。想当年，虽然没酒量，但有酒胆。成天买最便宜的二锅头锻炼。
wǒ jiùshì zhèyàng de ya 。xiǎng dāngnián ，suīrán méi jiǔliàng ，dàn yǒu jiǔdǎn 。chéngtiān mǎi zuì piányi de Èrguōtóu duànliàn 。
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不过好多人喝白酒才不是为了口味呢，而是冲着度数。社交场合为了证明自己酒量好，或者够朋友，讲义气，一定要喝度数高的白酒。好多人喝了吐，吐了喝，就是为了有一天能喝下半斤白酒。
bùguò hǎo duō rén hē báijiǔ cái bù shì wèile kǒuwèi ne ，érshì chòngzhe dùshù 。shèjiāo chǎnghé wèile zhèngmíng zìjǐ jiǔliàng hǎo ，huòzhě gòu péngyou ，jiǎng yìqi ，yīdìng yào hē dùshù gāo de báijiǔ 。hǎo duō rén hē le tù ，tù le hē ，jiùshì wèile yǒuyītiān néng hēxià bàn jīn báijiǔ 。
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