Meaning of 酒水
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (e.g. on a menu)
How to use 酒水
酒水 is the usual word on restaurant menus and bills for the drinks section, and it also appears in phrases like 酒水费 (jiǔshuǐ fèi, drinks charge). Example: 请给我看一下酒水单。(Qǐng gěi wǒ kàn yíxià jiǔshuǐ dān.) Please show me the drinks menu.
酒水 combines 酒 (jiǔ, alcohol) and 水 (shuǐ, water). Together they cover everything you can drink, from wine and beer to water and soft drinks.
Common mistake: Learners often think 酒水 means only alcohol. It includes non-alcoholic drinks like juice and tea too. Also keep both third tones in mind: jiǔshuǐ is said with the first syllable changing toward a second tone, like jiú shuǐ.
酒水 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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酒 jiǔ · wine · 10 strokes
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水 shuǐ · water · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 酒水.
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | wine shop; pub (public house) |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 药水 | yàoshuǐ | medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine |
| 啤酒 | píjiǔ | beer (loanword) |
| 红酒 | hóngjiǔ | red wine |
| 凉水 | liángshuǐ | cool water; unboiled water |
| 酒吧 | jiǔbā | bar (place to buy drinks) |
| 海水 | hǎishuǐ | seawater |
| 汽水 | qìshuǐ | soda pop; carbonated soft drink |
| 泪水 | lèishuǐ | teardrop; tears |
| 矿泉水 | kuàngquánshuǐ | mineral water |
Questions about 酒水
What does 酒水 mean?
酒水 (jiǔshuǐ) means "alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (e.g. on a menu)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 酒水?
酒水 is made of 2 characters: 酒 (10 strokes), 水 (4 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 酒水 an HSK word?
Yes. 酒水 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 酒水 and 饮料 (yǐnliào)?
饮料 usually means soft drinks such as soda or juice. 酒水 is a broader menu or business term that covers both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
What does 自带酒水 mean at a restaurant?
自带酒水 (zì dài jiǔshuǐ) means bringing your own drinks. Some restaurants ban it or charge a corkage fee called 开瓶费 (kāipíng fèi).