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啤酒

pí jiǔ · pi jiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Measure words: 杯 bēi, 瓶 píng, 罐 guàn, 桶 tǒng, 缸 gāng

Meaning

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  1. beer (loanword)
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Beer duck

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，来(lái)一份(yīfèn)啤酒(píjiǔ)鸭(yā)。

    Boss, one beer duck, please.

  2. Dengdeng

    啤酒(píjiǔ)鸭(yā)？这(zhè)道(dào)菜(cài)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)啤酒(píjiǔ)吗(ma)？

    Beer duck? Is there beer in this dish?

  3. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)。做(zuò)的(de)时候(shíhou)要(yào)放(fàng)一瓶(yīpíng)啤酒(píjiǔ)。

    Yes. You add a bottle of beer when you cook it.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)鸭子(yāzi)喝(hē)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Then did the duck drink it?

  5. Liangliang

    喝(hē)了(le)，所以(suǒyǐ)它(tā)特别(tèbié)好吃(hǎochī)。

    Yes, so it's especially tasty.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)会(huì)买(mǎi)一(yì)些(xiē)葡(pú)萄(tao)酒(jiǔ)或(huò)者(zhě)啤(pí)酒(jiǔ)。

I will buy some wine or beer.

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02

夏(xià)天(tiān)晚(wǎn)上(shang)，我(wǒ)们(men)常(cháng)坐(zuò)在(zài)院(yuàn)子(zi)里(lǐ)喝(hē)啤(pí)酒(jiǔ)。

On summer evenings, we often sit in the yard drinking beer.

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啤
pí

beer

酒
jiǔ

wine (esp. rice wine); liquor

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