Meaning of 葡萄酒
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (grape) wine
How to use 葡萄酒
葡萄酒 is the general word for wine made from grapes, and it is common on menus, in shops and in formal writing. In everyday speech many people say 红酒 (hóngjiǔ) for red wine or even for wine in general. Example: 我们喝一瓶葡萄酒吧。 (Wǒmen hē yì píng pútaojiǔ ba.) Let's drink a bottle of wine.
葡萄酒 is simply 葡萄 (pútao, grape) plus 酒 (jiǔ, alcoholic drink), so it is literally "grape alcohol." Both 葡 and 萄 have the grass radical 艹 on top, which reminds you that grapes grow on plants.
Common mistake: Learners often use 酒 alone to mean wine, but 酒 covers any alcoholic drink, including beer and Chinese baijiu. If you mean grape wine specifically, say 葡萄酒. Also note that 萄 is usually read with a neutral tone (tao), not a full táo.
葡萄酒 in example sentences
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葡 pú · grapes · 12 strokes
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萄 táo · grapes · 11 strokes
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酒 jiǔ · wine · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 葡萄酒.
| 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | wine shop; pub (public house) |
| 啤酒 | píjiǔ | beer (loanword) |
| 红酒 | hóngjiǔ | red wine |
| 酒吧 | jiǔbā | bar (place to buy drinks) |
| 酒鬼 | jiǔguǐ | drunkard |
| 葡萄 | pútao | grape |
| 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) |
| 酒精 | jiǔjīng | (coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol |
| 酗酒 | xùjiǔ | heavy drinking; to get drunk |
| 敬酒 | jìngjiǔ | to toast; to propose a toast |
| 喜酒 | xǐjiǔ | wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast |
Questions about 葡萄酒
What does 葡萄酒 mean?
葡萄酒 (pútaojiǔ) means "(grape) wine" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 葡萄酒?
葡萄酒 is made of 3 characters: 葡 (12 strokes), 萄 (11 strokes), 酒 (10 strokes). That is 33 strokes in total.
Is 葡萄酒 an HSK word?
Yes. 葡萄酒 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say white wine in Chinese?
White wine is 白葡萄酒 (bái pútaojiǔ). Red wine can be 红葡萄酒 (hóng pútaojiǔ) or the shorter 红酒 (hóngjiǔ).
What measure word is used with 葡萄酒?
Use 瓶 (píng) for a bottle and 杯 (bēi) for a glass, as in 一杯葡萄酒 (yì bēi pútaojiǔ), a glass of wine.