名酒

míngjiǔ
noun #40,603

Measure Word

一瓶名酒 píng

Meanings

  1. 1 famous liquor
  2. 2 renowned wine or spirit

Examples

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Tā cóng lǎojiā dài le liǎng píng míngjiǔ.
He brought two bottles of famous liquor from his hometown.
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Zhèxiē míngjiǔ fàng de yuè jiǔ, jiàgé yuè gāo.
The longer these famous liquors are kept, the higher their price.

Tips

culture
For baijiu, the title 名酒 was awarded at five national liquor contests held between 1952 and 1989. The last one named seventeen, among them 茅台, 五粮液 and 汾酒, and 'the seventeen famous liquors' is still the classic roll of top Chinese spirits.

Stroke Order

名 míng
酒 jiǔ