酒

The character "酒" has 10 strokes. "酒" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "酒" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "酒" are "jiǔ" . View the stroke order of "酒">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "酒"

n.: alcoholic drink; wine; liquor; spirits

• alcoholic drink : 酒精性饮料；酒精饮料；酒精饮品
• wine : n.葡萄酒；酒；果酒
• liquor : n.酒；液；汁；溶液；溶剂；老汤；酿酒液
• spirits : n.精神；心灵；灵魂；情绪；勇气；志气；精力；（spirit的复数）

Form words with "酒"

棕榈酒 palm wine

滋补酒 tonic wine

国产酒 domestic wine

月桂酒 bay rum

奶子酒 fermented milk

蒸馏酒 distilled liquor

漉酒 filter rice wine

一加仑酒 a gallon of wine

玫瑰红酒 blush wine

酒驾罪 driving under the influence (DUI)

酒葫芦 wine calabash

果味酒 fruit/fruity wine

高度酒 high-proof liqueur

酒甏 wine jar

酹酒 pour an offering of wine

配制酒 blended alcoholic drink; cocktail; mixed drink

酒幌 signboard for a wine shop

噀酒 spurt liquor from the mouth

炖酒 warm (up) wine

酒垆 wineshop

Example phrases using "酒"

• 他从宴会上回来身上全是酒味儿。

  He smelt wine when he returned from the banquet.

• 他品味了这种酒，认为质量优良。

  He sampled the wine and found it excellent.

• 他喝了些酒，不觉有些飘飘然。

  Having drunk some liquor, he felt light-headed. / He got giddy on some liquor.

• 他酒喝多了，路上两腿直拌蒜。

  He had drunk too much and stumbled all the way.

• 为了不喝我们敬的酒，他借故逃席。

  He excused himself from the table to ward off our offers of more drink.

• 这种家酿能跟最好的酒相媲美。

  This home-brewed wine can rate with the very best.

• 他一见酒，就一定要喝得烂醉才罢休。

  Once he begins to drink, he will drink himself into unconsciousness.

• 她酒喝得太多，回家的路上就呕吐了。

  She had drunk too much and threw up on the way home.

• 老头子一见酒就身不由己了。

  The old man just couldn’t control himself as soon as he saw liquor.

• 酒发酵时，会冒出气泡。

  Wine gives off bubbles of gas when fermented.