酒jiǔalcoholic beverage
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.
alcoholic beveragenoun
- 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?
How is 酒 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你喝酒吗?
Nǐ hē jiǔ ma?
Do you drink alcohol?
- Speaker B:
不喝,我喝茶。
Bù hē, wǒ hē chá.
No, I drink tea.
- Speaker A:
那我们喝茶吧。
Nà wǒmen hē chá ba.
Then let's drink tea.
- Speaker B:
好!
Hǎo!
OK!
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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.