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酒
jiǔ
Main
English Definitionwine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage
Simplified Script酒
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinjiǔ
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄐㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zau2
Part of Speech(名) noun
Measure Words杯, 瓶, 罐, 桶, 缸
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Part of food/groups/drinks
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=2

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Words With Same Head Word    
酒吧jiǔbābar; pub; saloon
酒会jiǔhuìdrinking party; wine reception
酒店jiǔdiànwine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club
酒精jiǔjīngalcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇; grain alcohol
酒馆jiǔguǎntavern; pub; wine shop
Words With Same Tail Word    
啤酒píjiǔbeer (loanword)
喜酒xǐjiǔwedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast
敬酒jìngjiǔto toast; to propose a toast
酗酒xùjiǔheavy drinking; to get drunk; to drink to excess
喝酒hējiǔto drink (alcohol)
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