酒吧间

酒吧間
jiǔbājiān
noun #33,005

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 bar
  2. 2 barroom
  3. 3 tavern (in a Western-style hotel or restaurant)

Examples

Tā zài jiǔdiàn de jiǔbājiān hē le yī bēi.
He had a drink at the hotel bar.
Jiǔbājiān lǐ dēngguāng hūn'àn, yīnyuè hěn màn.
The bar was dimly lit with slow music playing.

Tips

usage
酒吧间 is a slightly older / more formal term than the modern 酒吧 (jiǔbā), specifically denoting the bar room within a Western-style hotel or restaurant. In contemporary Chinese, 酒吧 alone is now standard for a stand-alone bar.
history
is a phonetic loan from English "bar" — adopted into Chinese in the early 20th century, originally written as to clarify it referred to a room. The Xinhua dictionary entry literally explains: "the place selling alcohol in a Western restaurant or hotel; from English bar".

Stroke Order

jiǔ
ba
jiān