威士忌酒

wēishìjìjiǔ

noun #21,564

Measure Word

一杯威士忌酒 bēi

Meanings

1 whiskey
2 whisky

Characters

might; power (phonetic component)

scholar; gentleman (phonetic component)

to avoid; to fear (phonetic component)

alcohol; wine; liquor

Examples

他点了一杯威士忌酒加冰。

Tā diǎn le yī bēi wēishìjì jiǔ jiā bīng.

He ordered a glass of whisky on the rocks.

苏格兰威士忌酒举世闻名。

Sūgélán wēishìjì jiǔ jǔshì wénmíng.

Scotch whisky is world-famous.

Tips

memory

威士忌 is a phonetic transliteration of 'whisky'. The shorter form 威士忌 is more common in everyday speech; 威士忌酒 adds 酒 (alcohol) to clarify it is a drink. Compare with 白兰地酒 (brandy), 伏特加酒 (vodka).

Stroke Order

威 wēi

士 shì

忌 jì

酒 jiǔ