酒

jiǔ · jiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. wine (esp. rice wine)
  2. liquor
  3. spirits
  4. alcoholic beverage
  5. CL:杯 (bēi),瓶 (píng),罐 (guàn),桶 (tǒng),缸 (gāng)

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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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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