料酒
liào jiǔ
Pinyin

Definition

料酒
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liào jiǔ
  1. cooking wine

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

下酒
xià jiǔ
  1. 1 to be appropriate to have with alcohol
  2. 2 to down one's drink
啤酒
pí jiǔ
  1. 1 beer (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
资料
zī liào
  1. 1 material
  2. 2 resources
  3. 3 data
  4. 4 information
  5. 5 profile (Internet)
  6. 6 CL:份[fèn],個|个[gè]
酒
jiǔ
  1. 1 wine (esp. rice wine)
  2. 2 liquor
  3. 3 spirits
  4. 4 alcoholic beverage
  5. 5 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
酒吧
jiǔ bā
  1. 1 bar
  2. 2 pub
  3. 3 saloon
  4. 4 CL:家[jiā]
酒店
jiǔ diàn
  1. 1 wine shop
  2. 2 pub (public house)
  3. 3 hotel
  4. 4 restaurant
  5. 5 (Tw) hostess club
不料
bù liào
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
主料
zhǔ liào
  1. 1 main ingredients (in a cooking recipe)
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
原料
yuán liào
  1. 1 raw material
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
喜酒
xǐ jiǔ
  1. 1 wedding feast
  2. 2 liquor drunk at a wedding feast
喝酒
hē jiǔ
  1. 1 to drink (alcohol)
塑料
sù liào
  1. 1 plastics
  2. 2 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
塑料袋
sù liào dài
  1. 1 plastic bag
布料
bù liào
  1. 1 cloth
  2. 2 material
意料
yì liào
  1. 1 to anticipate
  2. 2 to expect
戒酒
jiè jiǔ
  1. 1 to give up drinking
  2. 2 to abstain from drinking
敬酒
jìng jiǔ
  1. 1 to toast
  2. 2 to propose a toast
料
liào
  1. 1 material
  2. 2 stuff
  3. 3 grain
  4. 4 feed
  5. 5 to expect
  6. 6 to anticipate
  7. 7 to guess

Idioms (20)

今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
  1. 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
  2. 2 jerry-building
  3. 3 sloppy work
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
嗜酒如命
shì jiǔ rú mìng
  1. 1 to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
  1. 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the best is saved for last
好酒贪杯
hào jiǔ tān bēi
  1. 1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
  1. 1 not expected at the outset (idiom)
  2. 2 unforeseen
  3. 3 to be surprised by the turn of events
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
  1. 1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
把酒言欢
bǎ jiǔ yán huān
  1. 1 to drink and chat merrily (idiom)
斗酒只鸡
dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
  1. 1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
料事如神
liào shì rú shén
  1. 1 to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom)
  2. 2 to have an incredible foresight
新瓶旧酒
xīn píng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
新瓶装旧酒
xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
杯酒解怨
bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn
  1. 1 a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
杯酒言欢
bēi jiǔ yán huān
  1. 1 a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
沉湎酒色
chén miǎn jiǔ sè
  1. 1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
  2. 2 an incorrigible drunkard and lecher
灯红酒绿
dēng hóng jiǔ lu:4
  1. 1 lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
  2. 2 debauched and corrupt environment
牵羊担酒
qiān yáng dān jiǔ
  1. 1 pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
  2. 2 to kill the fatted calf

Sample Sentences

第一步，把肉洗干净，切成小方块，跟麻将差不多。用料酒腌一下。腌十五分钟。
dì yī bù ，bǎ ròu xǐ gānjìng ，qiē chéng xiǎo fāngkuài ，gēn májiàng chàbuduō 。yòng liàojiǔ yān yīxià 。yān shí wǔ fēnzhōng 。
The first step is to wash the meat and cut it into small chunks. They should be about the size of mahjong tiles. Marinate them in cooking wine for 15 minutes.
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放点儿盐，麻油，生抽，醋，白糖和料酒。
fàng diǎnr yán ，máyóu ，shēngchōu ，cù ，báitáng hé liàojiǔ 。
Add a little salt, sesame oil, thin soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and cooking-wine.
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