酒 (jiǔ) — alcoholic beverage; wine; liquor
Definition
General word for any alcoholic drink — 葡萄酒 is specifically grape wine, 白酒 is the strong Chinese grain liquor, and 酒水 in formal/event settings means beverages.
noun
alcoholic beveragewineliquor
Measure word · 杯, 瓶, 罐, 桶, 缸
Examples
- 酒，。Tā hē le yì bēi jiǔ, rán hòu huí jiā le.He drank a glass of wine and then went home.
- 酒。Wǒ mǎi le yì píng jiǔ sòng gěi tā.I bought a bottle of wine to give to him.
- 酒？Nǐ xǐ huan hē shén me jiǔ?What kind of alcoholic drink do you like?
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