酒 jiǔ liquor
liquor; alcohol; wine
How to remember 酒: 氵 water + 酉 whisky bottle = liquor. At the party, somebody secretly filled the water jug from a whisky bottle, and now the aunts are giggling from the liquor.
Component breakdown
酒 = 氵 water + 酉 whisky bottle
- 氵 water
- 酉 whisky bottle
At the party, somebody secretly filled the water jug from a whisky bottle, and now the aunts are giggling from the liquor.
How it is used
- Alcohol of any kind: 喝酒 (hē jiǔ) to drink, 白酒 (báijiǔ) grain spirit, 啤酒 (píjiǔ) beer, 红酒 (hóngjiǔ) wine.
- 酒 covers the whole category, unlike English's split words - 葡萄酒 (pútaojiǔ) grape wine, 米酒 (mǐjiǔ) rice wine.
- Trap: 酒店 (jiǔdiàn) usually means 'hotel', not a liquor shop, despite the characters.
Words with 酒
- 酒店jiǔdiànhotelHSK 2
- 啤酒píjiǔbeerHSK 3
- 白酒báijiǔbaijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghumHSK 4
- 葡萄酒pútaojiǔwineHSK 4
- 酒吧jiǔbābar (place to buy drinks)HSK 5
- 酒水jiǔshuǐalcoholic and non-alcoholic beveragesHSK 6
- 酒精jiǔjīngethanolHSK 6
- 喜酒xǐjiǔwedding feastHSK 7
- 酒楼jiǔlóurestaurantHSK 7
- 酗酒xùjiǔheavy drinkingHSK 9
Example sentences
- 他喜欢喝酒。 Tā xǐhuan hējiǔ.He likes drinking alcohol.
- 请给我一杯酒。 Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi jiǔ.Please give me a glass of wine.
- 英国的啤酒比较苦。 Yīngguóde píjiǔ bǐjiào kǔ.English beer is rather bitter.
- 他端着啤酒走过来。 Tā duānzhe píjiǔ zǒu guòlái.He came over, carrying a tray of beer.