酒
jiǔ
alcohol; liquor; wine
Every meaning
jiǔ
- alcohol; liquor; wine
- (abbr.) hotel (short for 酒店, as in 机+酒 flight and hotel package)
In a sentence
他晚饭时喝了一杯酒。
He had a glass of wine with dinner.
Written by Claude and checked by our reader.
In the Library
酒只有一杯，人却有好几个。
画蛇添足 · Drawing legs on a snake · HSK 4
有一天，老师告诉他：九月九日，你家会出大事，快带家人到山上去，喝菊花酒，这样就能避开。
民间还有一个美丽的传说：李白喝醉了酒，在船上伸手去捞水里的月亮，结果掉进江里，再也没有回来。
Words with 酒
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).