啤酒 píjiǔ beer
怎么记住“啤酒”: 啤 beer + 酒 liquor = beer.
汉字
用法
- Beer - 喝啤酒 (hē píjiǔ) drink beer, 一瓶啤酒 (yī píng píjiǔ) a bottle of beer.
- 啤 is a phonetic loan syllable (from "beer") used almost only here; 酒 (jiǔ) covers alcohol generally, so 啤酒 = "beer-type alcohol."
- Measure words: 瓶 (bottle), 杯 (glass), 罐 (can) - not 个.
例句
- 你喝啤酒吗？ Nǐ hēpíjiǔ ma?Do you drink beer?
- 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.