酒
精

Alcohol in Chinese: 酒精 (jiǔ jīng)

jiǔ jīng

alcohol

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1alcohol
  2. 2ethanol CH3CH2OH
  3. 3ethyl alcohol
  4. 4also written 乙醇
  5. 5grain alcohol

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酒
精

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄡˇ

jiǔ

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 医生用酒精给伤口消毒。

    yī shēng yòng jiǔ jīng gěi shāng kǒu xiāo dú。

    The doctor disinfected the wound with alcohol.

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Related words

酒

jiǔ

wine (esp. rice wine)

精

jīng

essence

啤酒

pí jiǔ

beer (loanword)

精彩

jīng cǎi

wonderful

精神

jīng shén

spirit

精力

jīng lì

energy

酒吧

jiǔ bā

bar

酒店

jiǔ diàn

wine shop

红酒

hóng jiǔ

red wine

白酒

bái jiǔ

baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum

酒鬼

jiǔ guǐ

drunkard

精美

jīng měi

delicate

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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