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滴酒不沾

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4-character word

What 滴酒不沾 means

1. never to touch a drop of alcohol

The characters in 滴酒不沾

• 滴dīto drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc); (bound form) a drop (of liquid)
• 酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 沾zhānto moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact

Example sentences

• 我滴酒不沾。
  I never touch beer.