打酒 (dǎ jiǔ) — to buy wine/liquor (colloquial, often in bulk or from a traditional shop)

Definition

打酒 (dǎ jiǔ) uses the colloquial verb 打 meaning 'to fetch/buy in a small amount' — usually from a local shop, often measured by weight (一斤, 半斤). Pair it with a quantity word for traditional liquor purchases.

verb
to buy wine/liquor (colloquial, often in bulk or from a traditional shop)

Examples

  • 打酒。
    Tā qù xiǎo mài bù dǎ jiǔ le.
    He went to the small shop to buy some liquor.
  • 。
    Wǒ dǎ le yì jīn jiǔ huí lái.
    I bought a jin of liquor and came back.
  • 。
    Yé ye měi tiān dōu yào qù dǎ bàn jīn jiǔ.
    Grandpa goes to buy half a jin of liquor every day.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

打dǎbuy/fetch
酒jiǔwine

打 here means to fetch or buy, and 酒 is wine, so the word denotes buying liquor.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng打dǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

打 uses 扌, a hand, to show an action done with the hand, and 丁 to give the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
酉
酉yǒu酒jiǔ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

酒 pairs 酉, the original picture for this word, with 水 (water), added later to distinguish it.

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