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酒吧 meaning in English

jiǔbā

bar (place to buy drinks)

HSK 4noun17 strokes

Meaning of 酒吧

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiǔbā
  1. bar (place to buy drinks)

Measure word: 家

How to use 酒吧

酒吧 refers to a bar or pub where people go to drink and socialize, often at night. It is usually paired with verbs like 去 (qù) or 泡 (pào, to hang out). Example: 周末我们去酒吧吧。(Zhōumò wǒmen qù jiǔbā ba.) Let's go to a bar this weekend.

酒 (jiǔ) means alcohol, and 吧 (bā) here just borrows the sound of the English word "bar." So 酒吧 is literally an "alcohol bar," a place where you go to drink.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 酒吧 with 酒店 (jiǔdiàn). In modern mainland usage 酒店 usually means a hotel, not a bar. Also note that 吧 is first tone bā here, not the neutral-tone particle ba at the end of a sentence.

酒吧 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men在zài酒jiǔ吧bā喝hē酒jiǔ。
They're at the bar drinking.
你nǐ去qù过guò西xī班bān牙yá的de酒jiǔ吧bā吗ma？
Have you ever gone to a Spanish bar?
留liú下xià来lái和hé我wǒ们men一yì起qǐ喝hē酒jiǔ吧bā。
Stay and have a drink with us.
我wǒ跟gēn我wǒ朋péng友yǒu常cháng常cháng去qù酒jiǔ吧bā。
My friends and I often go to the bar.
你nǐ五wǔ点diǎn钟zhōng还hái没méi睡shuì觉jiào！刚gāng从cóng酒jiǔ吧bā回huí来lái了le，是shì不bú是shì？
It's five and you're still not in bed! You just came back from the bar, didn't you?

Stroke order for each character

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酒 jiǔ · wine · 10 strokes

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吧 ba · modal particle indicating suggestion or… · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 酒吧.

酒店jiǔdiànwine shop; pub (public house)
啤酒píjiǔbeer (loanword)
红酒hóngjiǔred wine
酒鬼jiǔguǐdrunkard
葡萄酒pútaojiǔ(grape) wine
白酒báijiǔbaijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum; (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒[bai2 pu2
酒水jiǔshuǐalcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (e.g. on a menu)
网吧wǎngbāInternet café
酒精jiǔjīng(coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol
酗酒xùjiǔheavy drinking; to get drunk
敬酒jìngjiǔto toast; to propose a toast
喜酒xǐjiǔwedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast

Questions about 酒吧

What does 酒吧 mean?

酒吧 (jiǔbā) means "bar (place to buy drinks)" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 酒吧?

酒吧 is made of 2 characters: 酒 (10 strokes), 吧 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 酒吧 an HSK word?

Yes. 酒吧 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What does 泡酒吧 mean?

泡酒吧 (pào jiǔbā) means to hang out at bars or go bar-hopping, spending a long, relaxed time there. 泡 literally means to soak, so it suggests staying a while.

Is 吧 used for other kinds of places?

Yes. After 酒吧, 吧 became a suffix for places where people gather for an activity, such as 网吧 (wǎngbā, internet cafe) and 水吧 (shuǐbā, drinks bar).

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