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白酒

báijiǔ

Chinese liquor

A liquor bottle and small cup
Memory picture

Characters in this word

白 bái

Strokes
5
Radical
白 — white
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

酒 jiǔ

Strokes
10
Radical
酉 — wine
Made of
氵 water 酉 wine
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 爸爸喝白酒。 Bàba hē báijiǔ. Dad drinks Chinese liquor.
  • 这瓶白酒贵。 Zhè píng báijiǔ guì. This bottle of Chinese liquor is expensive.
  • 我不喝白酒。 Wǒ bù hē báijiǔ. I do not drink Chinese liquor.

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