Meaning of 红酒
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- red wine
How to use 红酒
红酒 is the everyday word for red wine, and people often use it loosely for grape wine in general. It is common at dinners, restaurants and as a gift. Example: 我们喝一瓶红酒吧。(Wǒmen hē yì píng hóngjiǔ ba.) Let's drink a bottle of red wine.
红 (hóng) means red and 酒 (jiǔ) means alcohol, so 红酒 is simply "red alcohol". Picture the water radical 氵 on the left of 酒 as the liquid poured into a glass.
Common mistake: Learners often assume 红茶 (hóngchá) is red tea like rooibos, but it means black tea, so do not apply the 红 pattern too literally. Also remember 酒 is third tone (jiǔ), not fourth like 就 (jiù).
红酒 in example sentences
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红 hóng · red · 6 strokes
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酒 jiǔ · wine · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 红酒.
| 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | wine shop; pub (public house) |
| 红色 | hóngsè | red (color); revolutionary |
| 啤酒 | píjiǔ | beer (loanword) |
| 红茶 | hóngchá | black tea |
| 酒吧 | jiǔbā | bar (place to buy drinks) |
| 红包 | hóngbāo | money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment |
| 酒鬼 | jiǔguǐ | drunkard |
| 葡萄酒 | pútaojiǔ | (grape) wine |
| 西红柿 | xīhóngshì | tomato |
| 白酒 | báijiǔ | baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum; (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒[bai2 pu2 |
| 酒水 | jiǔshuǐ | alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (e.g. on a menu) |
| 通红 | tōnghóng | very red; red through and through |
Questions about 红酒
What does 红酒 mean?
红酒 (hóngjiǔ) means "red wine" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 红酒?
红酒 is made of 2 characters: 红 (6 strokes), 酒 (10 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 红酒 an HSK word?
Yes. 红酒 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 红酒 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 红酒 is written 紅酒.
How do you say white wine in Chinese?
White wine is 白葡萄酒 (bái pútáojiǔ), often shortened to 白酒 in some contexts. Be careful, because 白酒 (báijiǔ) usually means strong Chinese grain liquor, not white wine.
What measure word is used with 红酒?
Use 瓶 (píng) for a bottle and 杯 (bēi) for a glass, as in 一杯红酒 (yì bēi hóngjiǔ), a glass of red wine.