白兰地酒

白蘭地酒

báilándìjiǔ

noun #48,125

Measure Word

一瓶白兰地酒 píng

Meanings

1 brandy
2 brandy liquor

Characters

orchid (phonetic)

earth (phonetic)

Examples

他睡前喜欢喝一小杯白兰地酒。

Tā shuì qián xǐhuan hē yì xiǎo bēi báilándìjiǔ.

He likes a small glass of brandy before bed.

这道甜点里加了一点白兰地酒。

Zhè dào tiándiǎn lǐ jiā le yìdiǎn báilándìjiǔ.

A splash of brandy is added to this dessert.

Tips

usage

白兰地 alone already means 'brandy' (a loanword transliteration); adding 酒 ('alcohol') makes the category explicit, the same pattern as 威士忌酒, 香槟酒. In casual speech 白兰地 on its own is more common.

Stroke Order

白 bái

兰 lán

地 dì

酒 jiǔ