hóng jiǔ
red wine
我喜欢喝红酒。
wǒ xǐhuān hē hóngjiǔ.
I like drinking red wine.
红酒对心脏有好处。
hóngjiǔ duì xīnzàng yǒu hǎochù.
Red wine is good for the heart.
这瓶红酒很贵。
zhè píng hóngjiǔ hěn guì.
This bottle of red wine is very expensive.
葡萄酒 (pú táo jiu)
wine
红葡萄酒 (hóng pú táo jiu)
red wine
白酒 (bái jiǔ)
white wine
啤酒 (pí jiǔ)
beer
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The Chinese word 红酒 (hóngjiǔ) for "red wine" is a compound of two characters: 红 (hóng), meaning "red," and 酒 (jiǔ), meaning "wine" or "alcoholic drink." The character 红 is composed of two parts: 日 (rì), meaning "sun," and 赤 (chì), meaning "red." This combination suggests that the color red is associated with the warmth and brightness of the sun. The character 酒 is composed of three parts: 水 (shuǐ), meaning "water," 酉 (yǒu), which is a radical indicating an alcoholic drink, and 酋 (qiú), which is a phonetic component. Together, these characters form the word 红酒, which specifically refers to red wine, a type of alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes.
