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HSK 5
酒
jiǔ
1.
wine (esp. rice wine)
2.
liquor
3.
spirits
4.
alcoholic beverage
5.
CL:[[杯<bēi>]], [[瓶<píng>]], [[罐<guàn>]], [[桶<tǒng>]], [[缸<gāng>]]
Very Common • Top 1%
✏️ 10 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
酒味
jiǔwèi
smell of alcohol
酒廊
jiǔláng
bar
调酒
tiáojiǔ
to mix drinks
酒吧
jiǔbā
bar
酒宴
jiǔyàn
feast
酒店
jiǔdiàn
wine shop
老酒
lǎojiǔ
wine, esp. Shaoxing wine
解酒
jiějiǔ
to dissipate the effects of alcohol
酒令
jiǔlìng
wine-drinking game
酒力
jiǔlì
capacity for alcohol
禁酒
jìnjiǔ
prohibition
酒壶
jiǔhú
wine pot
酒帘
jiǔlián
wine shop sign
酒席
jiǔxí
feast
下酒
xiàjiǔ
to be appropriate to have with alcohol
白酒
báijiǔ
spirit usually distilled from sorghum or maize
花酒
huājiǔ
dinner party with singsong girls in attendance
蛋酒
dànjiǔ
eggnog
酌酒
zhuójiǔ
to pour wine
喝酒
hējiǔ
to drink (alcohol)
Example Sentences (3)
怎么还买了酒回来呀？谁喝啊？
zěn me hái mǎi le jiǔ huí lái ya? shéi hē a?
Why did you even buy alcohol and bring it back? Who's going to drink it?
Text 1
医生说你爸爸一口酒都不能喝，别让他看见酒瓶子。
yī shēng shuō nǐ bà ba yì kǒu jiǔ dōu bù néng hē, bié ràng tā kàn jiàn jiǔ píng zi.
The doctor said your dad can't drink a single drop of alcohol; don't let him see any liquor bottles.
Text 3
医生说你爸爸一口酒都不能喝，别让他看见酒瓶子。
yī shēng shuō nǐ bà ba yì kǒu jiǔ dōu bù néng hē, bié ràng tā kàn jiàn jiǔ píng zi.
The doctor said your dad can't drink a single drop of alcohol; don't let him see any liquor bottles.
Text 3
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 796
- Word Frequency Rank
- 650 of 84,292