Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 酒

wine (esp. rice wine)
liquor
spirits
alcoholic beverage
CL:杯 (bēi),瓶 (píng),罐 (guàn),桶 (tǒng),缸 (gāng)

alcohol
ethanol CH3CH2OH
ethyl alcohol
also written 乙醇
grain alcohol

sweet fermented rice
glutinous rice wine

food and drink

tipsy feeling

wine, esp. Shaoxing wine

name of a famous Tang dynasty wine
same as 白酒 (báijiǔ)

unfiltered rice wine

beer (loanword)
CL:杯 (bēi),瓶 (píng),罐 (guàn),桶 (tǒng),缸 (gāng)

to drink (alcohol)

wine-drinking game

prohibition
ban on alcohol
dry law

wine shop
liquor store
bottle shop
bar
pub

capacity for alcohol
ability to hold drink

brewer's yeast
yeast for fermenting rice wine

to drink together (in company)
to drink together (with food)

wine vessel
wine cup

Bacchus (the Greek god of wine), aka Dionysus

a famous wine

to get drunk

to drink a toast

interest in wine
passion for drinking

a libation

person hired to lure customers to high-priced bars

pub
also written 酒吧

food and drink

alcohol addiction

imperial wine
sacred wine

age of wine (i.e. how long it has been matured)

liquor cabinet

red wine

wine shop sign

colored wine (made from grapes or other fruit, as opposed to a rice wine etc)

to sober up

tavern
wine shop

wine

to raise one's wine cup

to drink excessively

to taste wine
to sip wine

feast
banquet

fruit wine

after drinking
under the influence of alcohol

barman
bartender

to drink along (with sb)

winery

to drink as the result of having lost a bet

acne

heavy drinking
to get drunk
to drink to excess

tavern
pub
wine shop

hangover

to dissipate the effects of alcohol

eggnog

alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice

alcohol drunk to drown one's sorrows

feast; banquet

(old) drinking money
tip

to mix drinks
cocktail

wine shop
pub (public house)
hotel
restaurant
(Tw) hostess club

wine cup

feast
repose

to warm up wine
wine served warm, generally referring to Chinese wine such as 黃酒／黄酒 (huángjiu) or 白酒 (báijiu)

banquet to celebrate the Spring Festival
wine made in spring and kept until winter, or made in winter and kept until spring

old wine

Jiuquan prefecture-level city in Gansu

to pour wine

sake (Japanese rice wine)

to offer a libation
person who performs the libation before a banquet
senior member of a profession
important government post in imperial China

cooking wine

drinking game chips (typically in the form of strips of bamboo inscribed with lines of poetry)

wine and meat
food and drink

Sakai (Japanese surname)

bar

"yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)

to take a breathalyzer test

tobacco and alcohol

Fenjiu (sorghum-based Chinese liquor)

restaurant
bartender
(old) wineshop
tavern

to urge sb to drink alcohol

distiller's grain
wine lees

wine and women
color of wine
drunken expression

gin (Taiwan variant of 金酒 (jīnjiǔ))

wine jar
(dialect) drinking house

wine list (in a restaurant etc)

bar
pub
saloon
CL:家 (jiā)

wine cellar

to dissipate the effects of alcohol
to sober up

to be appropriate to have with alcohol
to down one's drink

to become drunk

wine cup
goblet

to force sb to drink alcohol

dimple
also written 酒渦／酒涡 (jiǔwō)

tip

drinking party with female entertainers

wine flavored with Chinese mugwort

to give up drinking
to abstain from drinking

to toast; to propose a toast

to drink wine

hops

dates in liquor

baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
(Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒 (báipútaojiǔ))

beverage; drink

wine factory
distillery

food and drink
food to accompany wine

restaurant

sweet liquor

beer; ale
(archaic) alcoholic drink made from fermented wheat or barley

wedding feast
liquor drunk at a wedding feast

good wine
fine liquor

drinking vessel
wine cup

drunkard

drunkard

(my inferior) wine (humble term used by a host)

to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc)

wine pot
wine cup

driving while intoxicated; DWI
to drink and drive

good manners in drinking
drinking as personality test

Benedictine (liquor)

dimple
variant of 酒窩／酒窝 (jiǔwō)

capacity for liquor
how much one can drink

gin

brewer's yeast

sparkling wine

to pour wine or liquor

strong alcoholic drink

to have a drink

drinking party
wine reception

smell of alcohol
flavoring of rum or other liquor in food
aroma or nose (of wine)

short speech given in proposing a toast

cider

to prepare a feast

erhua variant of 酒令 (jiǔlìng)

rosacea (dermatological condition of the face and nose)
brandy nose

Jiugui Liquor, liquor company from 吉首 ( Jíshǒu)

absinthe (distilled anise-based liquor)

draft beer
unpasteurized beer

alcoholic (beverage)

sherry (loanword)

digestif

hops

rum (beverage) (loanword)

Beer Festival

alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice

(grape) wine

woman hired to lure men to high-priced bars

vermouth (loanword)

(Tw) fruit wine

corkage fee

short speech given in proposing a toast

rum (loanword)

see 朗姆酒 (lǎngmǔjiǔ)

xiónghuángjiǔ

realgar wine (traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節／端午节 ( Duānwǔjié))

cocktail (loanword)

(cocktail) shaker

liquor (loanword)

(Tw) house (children's game); playing house

pasteurized beer

liquor (loanword)

digestif

Jiuquan prefecture-level city in Gansu

glutinous rice wine
fermented glutinous rice

punch (drink) (loanword)

kumis
horse milk wine

the catering industry
the hotel and restaurant business

to get drunk and act crazy
roaring drunk

izakaya (a kind of traditional Japanese pub)

distilled liquor
spirits

champagne (loanword)
CL:瓶 (píng),杯 (bēi)

mead

aperitif

spirit lamp

flight and hotel (travel package) (abbr. for 機票加酒店／机票加酒店 (jīpiàojiājiǔdiàn))

tiánjiǔniàng

fermented rice

a dish that goes well with alcoholic drinks

rum (loanword)

bartender

mulled wine

draft beer
unpasteurized beer

formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony

to get wildly drunk

brewing industry
wine industry

Port wine

beer belly

winepress

rosacea (dermatological condition of the face and nose); brandy nose

Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat

brewery

prohibition
ban on alcohol

maotai (a strong spirit produced in Guizhou)
CL:杯 (bēi),瓶 (píng)

a hotel
a restaurant
a wine shop

to play a drinking game

aperitif wine

tartaric acid

shìjiǔrúmìng

to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle

Qīngdǎopíjiǔ

Tsingtao Beer

dǒujiǔzhījī

lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

jiǔhān'ěrrè

tipsy and merry (idiom)

duìjiǔdānggē

lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

cháyújiǔhòu

see 茶餘飯後／茶余饭后 (cháyúfànhòu)

bēijiǔjiěyuàn

a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction

jīngniàngpíjiǔ

craft beer

jiǔshuǐyǐnliào

drink (on a menu)

huātiānjiǔdì

to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures
life of debauchery

zàijiǔwènzì

a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)

yǐnjiǔjiàchē

drink and drive (moderately high blood alcohol concentration)

yǐnjiǔzuòlè

drinking party
to go on a binge
to paint the town red

rúhūnyǐnjiǔ

to eat meat and drink wine

bànjiājiājiǔ

to play house (Tw)

Bǎiwēipíjiǔ

Budweiser beer

dùsōngzǐjiǔ

gin

wine, sex, avarice and temper (idiom); four cardinal vices

drunken fighting
to get drunk and quarrel

cānmòtiánjiǔ

dessert wine

jiǔnángfàndài

wine sack, food bag (idiom); useless person, only fit for guzzling and boozing

Yānjīngpíjiǔ

Yanjing beer (Beijing beer brand)

qínglüjiǔdiàn

love hotel

hàojiǔtānbēi

fond of the bottle (idiom)

jiāonángjiǔdiàn

capsule hotel

follower of wine and women
dissolute person

zuìjiǔjiàchē

drunk driving (very high blood alcohol concentration)

dēnghóngjiǔlü

lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
debauched and corrupt environment

Guìfēi Zuìjiǔ

The Drunken Beauty, Qing Dynasty Beijing opera

jiǔjīngyǐnliào

liquor

jiǔròupéngyou

lit. drinking buddy (idiom)
fig. fair-weather friend

jiǔyánjiǔyǔ

words spoken under the influence of alcohol (idiom)

jiǔzhuōwénhuà

drinking culture

xīnpíngjiùjiǔ

old wine in a new bottle (idiom)

chénmiǎnjiǔsè

to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
an incorrigible drunkard and lecher

lóngshélánjiǔ

tequila

yānjiǔbùzhān

abstaining from liquor and tobacco

wúchúnpíjiǔ

low-alcohol beer
non-alcoholic beer (typically, 0.5% ABV or less)

bǎjiǔyánhuān

to drink and chat merrily (idiom)

wēishìjìjiǔ

whiskey (loanword)

root beer

jièjiǔjiāochóu

to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)

bùwéijiǔkùn

not a slave to the bottle
able to enjoy alcohol in moderation
able to hold one's drink

jiǔchíròulín

lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery
sumptuous entertainment

qiānyángdānjiǔ

pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
to kill the fatted calf

jiǔzhìbànhān

to drink until one is half drunk

jiǔhóngzhūquè

(bird species of China) vinaceous rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus)

jiǔhòujiàchē

driving under the influence

jiǔjīngzhòngdú

alcoholism
alcohol poisoning

jiǔhòujiàshǐ

driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI)

Bǎilì Tiánjiǔ

Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink)

zhījīdǒujiǔ

lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

Japanese rice wine
sake

dījiǔbùzhān

never to touch a drop of alcohol

diāoqiúhuànjiǔ

lit. to trade a fur coat for wine (idiom)
fig. (of wealthy people) to lead a dissolute and extravagant life

jiǔzúfànbǎo

to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content

bēijiǔyánhuān

a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)

wèiměisījiǔ

vermouth (loanword)
Italian spiced fortified wine

jiùpíngzhuāngxīnjiǔ

旧瓶装新酒

[舊瓶裝新酒]

lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
(loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)

hǎojiǔchénwèngdǐ

好酒沉瓮底

[好酒沉甕底]

lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
fig. the best is saved for last

Yěgélìkǒujiǔ

野格利口酒

[野格利口酒]

Jägermeister (alcoholic drink)

jiǔjīngxǐshǒuyè

酒精洗手液

[酒精洗手液]

alcohol-based hand sanitizer

Yīngdígé Jiǔdiàn

英迪格酒店

[英迪格酒店]

Hotel Indigo (brand)

jiǔhòutǔzhēnyán

酒后吐真言

[酒後吐真言]

after wine, spit out the truth
in vino veritas

xīnpíngzhuāngjiùjiǔ

新瓶装旧酒

[新瓶裝舊酒]

old wine in a new bottle (idiom)

bēijiǔshìbīngquán

杯酒释兵权

[杯酒釋兵權]

to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups
cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces

Huángguān Jiàrì Jiǔdiàn

皇冠假日酒店

[皇冠假日酒店]

Crowne Plaza (hotel chain)

Táiwānjiǔhóngzhūquè

台湾酒红朱雀

[臺灣酒紅朱雀]

(bird species of China) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus)

zuìwēngzhīyìbùzàijiǔ

醉翁之意不在酒

[醉翁之意不在酒]

wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol
having an ulterior motive
to have other things in mind
with an ax to grind
accomplishing something besides what one set out to do

jīnzhāoyǒujiǔjīnzhāozuì

今朝有酒今朝醉

[今朝有酒今朝醉]

to live in the moment (idiom)
to live every day as if it were one's last
to enjoy while one can

jiǔféngzhījǐqiānbēishǎo

酒逢知己千杯少

[酒逢知己千杯少]

a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down

jiǔxiāngbùpàxiàngzishēn

酒香不怕巷子深

[酒香不怕巷子深]

fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)
quality goods need no advertising

jìngjiǔbùchīchīfájiǔ

敬酒不吃吃罚酒

[敬酒不吃吃罰酒]

lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom)
fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure

jiǔbùzuìrénrénzìzuì,sèbùmírénrénzìmí

酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷

[酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷]

wine doesn't make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust