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品酒 (pǐn jiǔ) — to taste and evaluate wine/liquor (as a connoisseur)

Definition

品酒 means to taste wine or liquor slowly and judge its quality, like a connoisseur — not casual drinking. Pairs with 活动 ('tasting event') and often with specific wines (e.g. 法国红酒).

verb
to taste and evaluate wine/liquor (as a connoisseur)

Examples

  • 品酒。
    Tā měi gè yuè dōu huì qù cān jiā pǐn jiǔ huó dòng.
    He goes to wine-tasting events every month.
  • 。
    Zuó wǎn wǒ men pǐn le sān zhǒng fǎ guó hóng jiǔ.
    Last night we tasted three kinds of French red wine.
  • 品酒，。
    pǐn jiǔ Xū yào nài xīn, bù néng zháo jí hē xià qù.
    Wine tasting requires patience; you can't just drink it down quickly.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

品pǐntaste; judge
酒jiǔwine; alcohol

The action of 品 as tasting or judging applied to 酒 gives the meaning of evaluating wine.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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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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