酒量 (jiǔ liàng) — capacity for liquor; alcohol tolerance

Definition

Examples

• 他酒量很大，喝一瓶白酒都没问题。
  Tā jiǔ liàng hěn dà, hē yì píng bái jiǔ dōu méi wèn tí.
  He has a high alcohol tolerance; even a whole bottle of baijiu is fine.
• 我酒量不太好，喝两杯啤酒就醉了。
  Wǒ jiǔ liàng bú tài hǎo, hē liǎng bēi pí jiǔ jiù zuì le.
  My alcohol tolerance isn't great; two glasses of beer and I'm drunk.
• 多喝酒能提高酒量吗？
  Duō hē jiǔ néng tí gāo jiǔ liàng ma?
  Can drinking more increase your alcohol tolerance?