老酒 (lǎo jiǔ) — aged liquor; aged wine; aged alcohol

Definition

Refers to liquor (白酒, 黄酒, etc.) that has been aged/cellared, valued for its mellow, rich flavor. It's a concrete, countable noun — one bottle, a case — distinct from the general word 酒 for any alcohol.

noun

aged liquoraged wineaged alcohol

Measure word · 瓶

Examples

老酒，。
Zhè píng lǎo jiǔ zhēn cáng le èr shí nián, kǒu gǎn gé wài chún hòu.
This bottle of aged liquor has been cellared for twenty years and has an exceptionally mellow taste.
老酒。
Tā sòng le yì xiāng lǎo jiǔ gěi yuè fù zuò wéi shòu lǐ.
He gave a case of aged wine to his father-in-law as a birthday gift.
老酒。
Zhè jiā jiǔ chǎng niàng zào de lǎo jiǔ zài guó nèi wài dōu hěn yǒu míng.
The aged liquor produced by this distillery is well-known both domestically and abroad.

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