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酒

jiǔ · jiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Measure words: 杯 bēi, 瓶 píng, 罐 guàn, 桶 tǒng, 缸 gāng

Meaning

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  1. wine (esp. rice wine)
  2. liquor
  3. spirits
  4. alcoholic beverage
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Cooking wine for the fish

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)做(zuò)鱼(yú)，你(nǐ)能(néng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拿(ná)一下(yīxià)酒(jiǔ)吗(ma)？

    I am cooking fish. Can you pass me the wine?

  2. Liangliang

    哪(nǎ)瓶(píng)酒(jiǔ)？这里(zhèlǐ)有(yǒu)两瓶(liǎngpíng)。

    Which bottle? There are two here.

  3. Dengdeng

    是(shì)做菜(zuòcài)用(yòng)的(de)酒(jiǔ)，瓶子(píngzi)上(shàng)写(xiě)着(zhe)“料酒(liàojiǔ)”。

    It is the wine for cooking. The bottle says "cooking wine".

  4. Liangliang

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)！做(zuò)鱼(yú)为什么(wèishénme)要(yào)放(fàng)酒(jiǔ)？

    Found it! Why add wine when cooking fish?

  5. Dengdeng

    放(fàng)了(le)酒(jiǔ)，鱼(yú)就(jiù)更(gèng)好吃(hǎochī)。

    With wine, the fish tastes better.

  6. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)酒(jiǔ)也(yě)可以(kěyǐ)做菜(zuòcài)，我(wǒ)学到(xuédào)了(le)。

    So wine can be used for cooking. I learned something.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)诸(zhū)位(wèi)斟(zhēn)满(mǎn)酒(jiǔ)，为(wèi)新(xīn)郎(láng)和(hé)新(xīn)娘(niáng)干(gān)杯(bēi)！

Please charge your glasses and drink a toast to the bride and groom!

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by maxine · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

碰(pèng)过(guò)酒(jiǔ)的(de)嘴(zuǐ)唇(chún)就(jiù)别(bié)想(xiǎng)碰(pèng)我(wǒ)的(de)唇(chún)。

Lips that touch liquor shall not touch mine.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by BraveSentry · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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