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啤酒pí jiǔbeer (loanword)

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啤酒 (pí jiǔ) means "beer." It is a loanword and the everyday name for the drink, counted with 杯 for a glass or 瓶 for a bottle, as in 一杯啤酒 (a glass of beer) and 两瓶啤酒 (two bottles of beer). It is a noun and often follows 喝.

What does 啤酒 mean?

  1. 1.

    beer (loanword)noun

What do the characters in 啤酒 mean?

  • 啤beer
  • 酒alcoholic beverage

How do you use 啤酒?

啤酒 is usually counted with 杯 or 瓶, as in 一瓶啤酒.

Patterns

  • 一杯 / 一瓶 + 啤酒

    请给我一瓶啤酒。

    Qǐng gěi wǒ yì píng píjiǔ.

    Please give me a bottle of beer.

What are some examples of 啤酒 in a sentence?

  1. 我想喝一杯啤酒。

    Wǒ xiǎng hē yì bēi píjiǔ.

    I'd like to drink a glass of beer.

  2. 冰箱里有两瓶啤酒。

    Bīngxiāng li yǒu liǎng píng píjiǔ.

    There are two bottles of beer in the fridge.

  3. 他不喝啤酒,只喝茶。

    Tā bù hē píjiǔ, zhǐ hē chá.

    He doesn't drink beer; he only drinks tea.

How is 啤酒 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    服务员,我们要两杯啤酒。

    Fúwùyuán, wǒmen yào liǎng bēi píjiǔ.

    Waiter, we'd like two glasses of beer.

  2. Speaker B:

    好的,要冰的吗?

    Hǎo de, yào bīng de ma?

    Sure. Would you like them cold?

  3. Speaker A:

    要冰的,再要一条鱼。

    Yào bīng de, zài yào yì tiáo yú.

    Cold, please. And one fish too.

  4. Speaker B:

    好,请等一下。

    Hǎo, qǐng děng yíxià.

    OK, please wait a moment.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.