酒 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

酒 English definition

jiǔ

  • wine (esp. rice wine)
  • liquor
  • spirits
  • alcoholic beverage
  • CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : numeral 9 in Suzhou numeral system 蘇州碼子|苏州码子[Su1 zhou1 ma3 zi5];
  • : (long) time; (long) duration of time;
  • : archaic variant of 久[jiu3];
  • : nine; 9;
  • : archaic variant of 糺[jiu3];
  • : moxibustion (TCM);
  • : black jade; nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral);
  • : army (used during the Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties);
  • : leek;

Sentences examples with 酒

  • 你还是吃点儿水果吧,别喝啤酒了。
    Nǐ háishì chī diǎn er shuǐguǒ ba, bié hē píjiǔle.
  • 爸爸爱喝啤酒。
    Bàba ài hē píjiǔ.

Words containing 酒, by HSK level