Definition
酒 (jiǔ) is the general term for any alcoholic drink — wine, liquor, beer, etc. It is broader than 葡萄酒 (pú tao jiǔ 'grape wine') and 白酒 (bái jiǔ 'Chinese liquor'), which name specific types. Use 酒 when you don't need to specify the kind.
noun
alcoholic beveragewineliquor
Measure word · 杯, 瓶, 罐, 桶, 缸
Easily confused
- 满mǎnlook-alike(adjective) full, filled, packed
- 就jiùsound-alike(after conditional clause) then; in that case
- 派pàilook-aliketo send, to dispatch, to assign
- 救jiùsound-aliketo save, to rescue
- 久jiǔsound-alikelong (in time), of long duration
- 旧jiùsound-alike(of objects) old, used, worn (not new)
- 九jiǔsound-alikenine
- 揪jiūsound-aliketo grab, to seize, to pull firmly
Examples
- 酒，。Tā hē le yì bēi jiǔ, ránhòu 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 xǐhuan hē shénme jiǔ?What kind of alcoholic drink do you like?
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