干白

乾白

gānbái

noun

Measure Word

一瓶干白 píng

Meanings

1 dry white wine

Characters

Examples

海鲜搭配干白最合适。

Hǎixiān dāpèi gānbái zuì héshì.

Seafood pairs best with dry white wine.

我点了一杯霞多丽干白。

Wǒ diǎn le yī bēi xiáduōlì gānbái.

I ordered a glass of Chardonnay dry white.

Tips

usage

干 in wine terminology means 'dry' (low residual sugar), borrowed from the European wine tradition. Parallel terms: 干红 gānhóng (dry red), 半干 bàngān (off-dry / semi-dry), 甜白 tiánbái (sweet white).

Stroke Order

干 gàn

白 bái