醋
cù
Pinyin

Definition

醋
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cù
  1. vinegar
  2. jealousy (in love rivalry)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (16)

醋
cù
  1. 1 vinegar
  2. 2 jealousy (in love rivalry)
吃醋
chī cù
  1. 1 to feel jealous
白醋
bái cù
  1. 1 white vinegar
  2. 2 plain vinegar
糖醋
táng cù
  1. 1 sweet and sour
半瓶醋
bàn píng cù
  1. 1 dabbler
  2. 2 dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
添油加醋
tiān yóu jiā cù
  1. 1 lit. to add oil and vinegar
  2. 2 fig. adding details while telling a story (to make it more interesting)
争风吃醋
zhēng fēng chī cù
  1. 1 to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman
  2. 2 to be jealous of a rival in a love affair
糖醋鱼
táng cù yú
  1. 1 sweet and sour fish
醋劲
cù jìn
  1. 1 jealousy (in love)
醋意
cù yì
  1. 1 jealousy (in love rivalry)
醋栗
cù lì
  1. 1 gooseberry
醋坛子
cù tán zi
  1. 1 vinegar jar
  2. 2 (fig.) person of a jealous nature
醋酸
cù suān
  1. 1 acetic acid (CH3COOH)
  2. 2 acetate
陈醋
chén cù
  1. 1 mature vinegar
食醋
shí cù
  1. 1 table vinegar
香醋
xiāng cù
  1. 1 aromatic vinegar
  2. 2 balsamic vinegar

Idioms (1)

醋海生波
cù hǎi shēng bō
  1. 1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
  2. 2 trouble caused by a jealous woman (idiom)

Sample Sentences

看出来了没？推销的艺术就是，即便是酱醋茶，也会把它装扮成诗酒花
kàn chūlái le méi ？tuīxiāo de yìshù jiùshì ，jíbiàn shì jiàng cù chá ，yě huì bǎ tā zhuāngbàn chéng Shī jiǔ huā
Do you see it? The art of marketing is that even if it is soy sauce vinegar tea, it will be dressed poetically as wine and flowers.
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是啊，我去过杭州，我特别爱吃“西湖醋鱼”、“荷叶粉蒸肉”、“桂花藕片”，浙菜还有好多糕点，面点，味道真是好极了！
shì a ，wǒ qù guò Hángzhōu ，wǒ tèbié ài chī “xīhúcùyú ”、“héyè fěn zhēng ròu ”、“guìhuā ǒupiàn ”，zhècài háiyǒu hǎo duō gāodiǎn ，miàndiǎn ，wèidao zhēn shì hǎo jí le ！
Yeah, I've been to Hangzhou, I love eating West Lake Sweet and Sour Fish, pork steamed with ground rice flour wrapped in lotus leaves and lotus root candied with osmanthus. Zhejiang cuisine has so many cakes and pastries, they taste so good!
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这是当然！跟酒的贮存条件还有葡萄收成当年的气候、土壤等因素有关呀！所以应该挑最佳年份而不是最老年份，要不然喝到的可能是红酒醋而不是顶级红酒！
zhè shì dāngrán ！gēn jiǔ de zhùcún tiáojiàn háiyǒu pútao shōucheng dāngnián de qìhòu 、tǔrǎng děng yīnsù yǒuguān ya ！suǒyǐ yīnggāi tiāo zuìjiā niánfèn ér bu shì zuì lǎo niánfèn ，yàoburán hē dào de kěnéng shì hóngjiǔ cù ér bu shì dǐngjí hóngjiǔ ！
Of course! It's related to factors such as the conditions in which the wine is stored, the weather in the year the grapes were harvested and the soil! So you should choose the best year and not just the oldest wine, otherwise what you're drinking could be red wine vinegar and not top quality red wine!
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红酒醋也不便宜呀！看吧！有没有看过这么厉害的全能助理呀！连挑礼物都是全能！
hóngjiǔ cù yě bù piányi ya ！kàn ba ！yǒumeiyǒu kàn guò zhème lìhai de quánnéng zhùlǐ ya ！lián tiāo lǐwù dōu shì quánnéng ！
Red wine vinegar isn't cheap either! Look! Have you ever seen such a skillful rounded assistant! He's even super skilled at choosing gifts!
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对啊，这半瓶醋是哪门子的领导！
duì a ，zhè bànpíngcù shì nǎménzi de lǐngdǎo ！
Exactly! What kind of leader is this dabbler?
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来，再喝点醋！鱼刺还在吗？
lái ，zài hē diǎn cù ！yúcì háizài ma ？
Here, drink some vinegar now! Is the fishbone still there?
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这儿有醋，蘸点儿醋吧。
zhèr yǒu cù ，zhàn diǎnr cù ba 。
Here you've got vinegar. Dip it in a bit of vinegar.
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吃醋？你所有的用户名和密码都在我手里哟。
chīcù ？nǐ suǒyǒu de yònghùmíng hé mìmǎ dōu zài wǒ shǒulǐ yō 。
Jealous? Come on, I already have your username and password.
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嘿，你是不是吃醋了！
hēi ，nǐ shì bùshì chīcù le ！
Hey, are you jealous?!
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沾点醋更好吃！
zhān diǎn cù gèng hǎochī ！
Dip it in vinegar and it's even better!
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