Meaning
wine; liquor; spirits
Chinese: 酒、酒水;含酒精的饮料。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jiu” becomes a different word in each tone. 酒 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 酒店jiǔ diànwine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant
- 啤酒pí jiǔbeer (loanword)
- 红酒hóng jiǔred wine
- 酒吧jiǔ bābar (place to buy drinks)
- 葡萄酒pú tao jiǔ(grape) wine
Example Sentence
开车的时候不能喝酒。Kāi chē de shí hou bù néng hē jiǔ.You must not drink alcohol while driving.
开车Kāi chēto drive a car (or train e的deof时候shí houtime不能bù néngcannot喝酒hē jiǔto drink (alcohol)。