Chinese Traditional:
Chinese Simplified:
Pinyin: jiu3
Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ
English Meaning: 1. wine 2. alcoholic beverage
German Meaning: Wein
Spanish Meaning: el vino
Classifier: (bei1) or (ping2) or (guan4) or (tong3)

Example Sentences:

你要不要喝點酒?
你要不要喝点酒?
ni3 yao4 bu2 yao4 he1 dian3 jiu3?
Would you like to drink some wine?
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喝太多酒對健康不好。
喝太多酒对健康不好。
he1 tai4 duo1 jiu3 dui4 jian4 kang1 bu4 hao3.
Drinking too much alcohol is bad for health.
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在挪威,酒非常昂貴。
在挪威,酒非常昂贵。
zai4 nuo2 wei1, jiu3 fei1 chang2 ang2 gui4.
Alcohol is very expensive in Norway.
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酒逢知己千杯少,話不投機半句多。
酒逢知己千杯少,话不投机半句多。
jiu3 feng2 zhi1 ji3 qian1 bei1 shao3, hua4 bu4 tou2 ji1 ban4 ju4 duo1.
A thousand cups of wine are too few when drinking with close friends. It is a waste of breath to talk to whom one can't see eye to eye.
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