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白酒

bái jiǔ

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

白酒 (bái jiǔ) means "baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum; (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 酒)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 白酒 means

1. baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
2. Taiwanwhite wine (abbr. for {白葡萄酒|bái pú tao jiǔ})

The characters in 白酒

• 白báiwhite; snowy; pure
• 酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits

Example sentences

• 你比较喜欢红酒还是白酒？
  Nǐ bǐjiào xǐhuan hóng jiǔ háishi báijiǔ?
  Do you prefer red or white wine?
• 我想就着你最好的白酒吃肉。
  Wǒ xiǎng jiùzhe nǐ zuì hǎo de báijiǔ chī ròu.
  I'd like to have this meat dish with your best white wine.
• 她喜欢喝红酒，不喜欢喝白酒。
  Tā xǐhuan hē hóng jiǔ, bù xǐhuan hē báijiǔ.
  She likes to drink red wine, but doesn't like to drink white wine.
• 我想喝着你最好的白酒吃这肉。
  I'd like to have this meat dish with your best white wine.
• 有人喜欢红酒，有人喜欢白酒。
  Some people like red wine and some people like white wine.

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