白
酒

Baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum in Chinese: 白酒 (bái jiǔ)

bái jiǔ

baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum

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Definitions

  1. 1baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
  2. 2(Tw) white wine (abbr. for 酒)

Stroke order

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白
酒

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄞˊ

bái

ㄅ/ bㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄡˇ

jiǔ

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 爷爷爱在晚饭时喝一点白酒。

    yé ye ài zài wǎn fàn shí hē yì diǎn bái jiǔ。

    Grandpa likes to drink a little baijiu at dinner.

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Related words

白

bái

white

酒

jiǔ

wine (esp. rice wine)

明白

míng bai

clear

啤酒

pí jiǔ

beer (loanword)

酒吧

jiǔ bā

bar

白天

bái tiān

daytime

白色

bái sè

white

酒店

jiǔ diàn

wine shop

白菜

bái cài

Chinese cabbage

红酒

hóng jiǔ

red wine

酒鬼

jiǔ guǐ

drunkard

白领

bái lǐng

white-collar

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