Chinese word

葡萄酒

Pronunciation

Pinyinpú táo jiǔ

Meaning

  • nounwine

Example

我们去喝点葡萄酒吧。wǒ men qù hē diǎn pú táo jiǔ bā

Let's go have some wine.

Illustration for 葡萄酒 (wine)

More examples

这瓶葡萄酒很适合配牛排。zhè píng pú táo jiǔ hěn shì hé pèi niú pái

This bottle of wine goes well with steak.

Core concept

A grape-based alcoholic drink made by fermenting grape juice, served as red, white, or rosé.

Common phrases

  • 喝葡萄酒hē pú táo jiǔ

    drink wine

  • 品尝葡萄酒pǐn cháng pú táo jiǔ

    taste wine

  • 红葡萄酒hóng pú táo jiǔ

    red wine

Similar words

红酒hóng jiǔ: Red-colored wine.
白葡萄酒bái pú táo jiǔ: Pale-colored wine.
桃红葡萄酒táo hóng pú táo jiǔ: Pink-colored wine, also called rose wine.
酒jiǔ: A drink whose main ingredient is alcohol.

Definition in Chinese

以葡萄为主要原料酿制的酒，常见类型有红葡萄酒、白葡萄酒和桃红葡萄酒。yǐ pú táo wéi zhǔ yào yuán liào niàng zhì de jiǔ cháng jiàn lèi xíng yǒu hóng pú táo jiǔ bái pú táo jiǔ hé táo hóng pú táo jiǔ

Word origin

葡萄 (pútáo, "grape") + 酒 (jiǔ, "alcoholic drink") form 葡萄酒 (pútáojiǔ, "wine") and identify grapes as the drink's main ingredient.

Usage tips

  • In restaurant ordering, 一杯葡萄酒 (yì bēi pútáojiǔ, "a glass of wine") and 一瓶葡萄酒 (yì píng pútáojiǔ, "a bottle of wine") show how Chinese states the serving size before the noun.

Related words

  • 葡萄酒业pú táo jiǔ yèwine industrynoun
  • 葡萄酒厂pú táo jiú chǎngwinerynoun

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