白酒
bái jiǔ
Pinyin

Definition

白酒
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bái jiǔ
  1. baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum

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]
明白
míng bai
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 obvious
  3. 3 unequivocal
  4. 4 to understand
  5. 5 to realize
白
Bái
  1. 1 surname Bai
白天
bái tiān
  1. 1 daytime
  2. 2 during the day
  3. 3 day
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
白羊座
Bái yáng zuò
  1. 1 Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
白色
bái sè
  1. 1 white
  2. 2 fig. reactionary
  3. 3 anti-communist
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
伊丽莎白
Yī lì shā bái
  1. 1 Elizabeth (person name)
告白
gào bái
  1. 1 to announce publicly
  2. 2 to explain oneself
  3. 3 to reveal one's feelings
  4. 4 to confess
  5. 5 to declare one's love
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)
坦白
tǎn bái
  1. 1 honest
  2. 2 forthcoming
  3. 3 to confess
大白天
dà bái tiān
  1. 1 broad daylight
大白菜
dà bái cài
  1. 1 bok choy
  2. 2 Chinese cabbage
  3. 3 Brassica pekinensis
  4. 4 CL:棵[kē]
太白
Tài bái
  1. 1 Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bǎo jī], Shaanxi
  2. 2 Venus
对白
duì bái
  1. 1 dialogue (in a movie or a play)
戒酒
jiè jiǔ
  1. 1 to give up drinking
  2. 2 to abstain from drinking

Idioms (20)

一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
  1. 1 perfectly clean
  2. 2 blameless
  3. 3 unimpeachable (idiom)
不分皂白
bù fēn zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
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
俨如白昼
yǎn rú bái zhòu
  1. 1 as bright as daylight (idiom)
唱白脸
chàng bái liǎn
  1. 1 to play the role of the villain (idiom)
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)
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
恶叉白赖
è chā bái lài
  1. 1 evil behavior (idiom); brazen villainy
把酒言欢
bǎ jiǔ yán huān
  1. 1 to drink and chat merrily (idiom)
放着明白装糊涂
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu
  1. 1 to pretend not to know (idiom)
数黑论白
shǔ hēi lùn bái
  1. 1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
  2. 2 also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shǔ hēi lùn huáng]
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
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)

Sample Sentences

白酒
báijiǔ
white wine
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你带点啤酒吧，我家有白酒。
nǐ dài diǎn píjiǔ ba ，wǒ jiā yǒu báijiǔ 。
How about you bring some beer, I have some Baijiu at home that i can bring.
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那我们带啤酒还是白酒啊？
nà wǒmen dài píjiǔ háishi báijiǔ a ？
Well, should we bring beer or Chinese Baijiu?
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白酒
bái jiǔ
Bai Jiu
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没事儿，少喝点儿。白酒喜欢吗？
méishìr ，shǎo hē diǎnr 。báijiǔ xǐhuan ma ？
No problem. Just have a little. Do you like baijiu?
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我小时候也被大人骗过。我以为是饮料呢，喝了一大口，还是白酒，哎呀，难受死了，喉咙里感觉很烫，好像有一把火一样。我眼泪都出来了。
wǒ xiǎo shíhou yě bèi dàren piàn guo 。wǒ yǐwéi shì yǐnliào ne ，hē le yīdàkǒu ，háishì báijiǔ ，āiyā ，nánshòu sǐ le ，hóulóng lǐ gǎnjué hěn tàng ，hǎoxiàng yǒu yī bǎ huǒ yīyàng 。wǒ yǎnlèi dōu chūlái le 。
When I was little, I was also tricked by the adults. I thought it was a drink, right? I drank a big gulp and it was baijiu! Jeez! I couldn't bear it. My throat felt like it was burning, like it had a ball of fire inside. I was even crying.
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是不太习惯白酒的味道，但是很特别。
shì bùtài xíguàn báijiǔ de wèidao ，dànshì hěn tèbié 。
They're not used to the taste of baijiu, but it's special.
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外国人不是不喝白酒吗？
wàiguórén bùshì bù hē báijiǔ ma ？
Do foreigners drink baijiu?
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有很多，我还买了筷子，毛笔，面具什么的。我爸爸喜欢喝酒，我打算送他一瓶白酒。
yǒu hěn duō ，wǒ hái mǎi le kuàizi ，máobǐ ，miànjù shénme de 。wǒ bàba xǐhuan hējiǔ ，wǒ dǎsuàn sòng tā yī píng báijiǔ 。
There are lots. I also bought chopsticks, calligraphy brushes, masks and more. My dad likes to drink, so I plan to give him a bottle of baijiu.
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喝过白酒吗？
hē guo báijiǔ ma ？
Have you drank baijiu before?
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