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酒jiǔalcoholic beverage

HSK 3word

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酒 (jiǔ) means "alcoholic beverage" and "wine (esp. rice wine)." It appears in 我不喝酒。 (I don't drink alcohol.) and 他晚上喝了很多酒。 (He drank a lot of alcohol in the evening.) A asks 你喝酒吗? (Do you drink alcohol?) and B says no, preferring tea.

What does 酒 mean?

  1. 1.

    alcoholic beveragenoun

  2. 2.

    wine (esp. rice wine)noun

What does the character 酒 mean?

  • 酒alcoholic beverage

How do you use 酒?

See it in 喝酒 and 不喝酒

What are some examples of 酒 in a sentence?

  1. 我不喝酒。

    Wǒ bù hē jiǔ.

    I don't drink alcohol.

  2. 他晚上喝了很多酒。

    Tā wǎnshang hē le hěn duō jiǔ.

    He drank a lot of alcohol in the evening.

How is 酒 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你喝酒吗?

    Nǐ hē jiǔ ma?

    Do you drink alcohol?

  2. Speaker B:

    不喝,我喝茶。

    Bù hē, wǒ hē chá.

    No, I drink tea.

  3. Speaker A:

    那我们喝茶吧。

    Nà wǒmen hē chá ba.

    Then let's drink tea.

  4. Speaker B:

    好!

    Hǎo!

    OK!

Can you use 酒 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我不喝___。 (I don't drink alcohol.)
  2. 2.What does 他晚上喝了很多酒。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 酒 mean in 你喝酒吗??

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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.