jiǔ shuǐ
drinks; beverage; booze
Practice writing with stroke order guidance, audio pronunciation, and interactive exercises in our mobile app.
Step-by-step stroke order animations
Native speaker audio pronunciation
Interactive writing recognition
我去超市买了一些酒水。
Wǒ qù chāoshì mǎi le yīxiē jiǔshuǐ.
I went to the supermarket to buy some drinks.
这家餐厅的酒水很贵。
Zhè jiā cāntīng de jiǔshuǐ hěn guì.
The drinks in this restaurant are very expensive.
我们去酒吧喝点酒水。
Wǒmen qù jiǔbā hē diǎn jiǔshuǐ.
Let's go to the bar and have some drinks.
酒 (jiǔ)
wine
饮料 (yǐnliào)
beverage
饮料 (yǐnliào)
beverage
茶水 (cháshuǐ)
tea
The Chinese word 酒水 (jiǔshuǐ) is a compound word consisting of two characters: 酒 (jiǔ) and 水 (shuǐ). The character 酒 originally meant "fermented liquor" and was later extended to mean "alcoholic drink" in general. The character 水 originally meant "water" and was later extended to mean "liquid" in general. Thus, the compound word 酒水 literally means "alcoholic liquid" or "beverage". In modern Chinese, 酒水 is used to refer to alcoholic drinks in general, including beer, wine, and spirits. It can also be used to refer to non-alcoholic beverages, such as juice and soda.
