曲酒

麯酒
qūjiǔ
noun

Measure Word

曲酒 píng

Meanings

  1. 1 qu liquor (Chinese spirit fermented with qu starter)
  2. 2 distilled liquor made with grain mold

Examples

Zhèzhǒng qūjiǔ zài dìxià jiàocáng le wǔnián.
This qu liquor was aged in an underground cellar for five years.
Tā ài hē jǐ kǒu qūjiǔ jiě fá.
He likes to drink a few sips of qu liquor to relieve fatigue.

Tips

culture
(qū, also written /) is a fermentation starter of mold-grown grain — the heart of Chinese baijiu making. 曲酒 is a general term for spirits fermented with (big qu), distinguishing them from 米酒 (rice wine) or 黄酒 (yellow wine).

Stroke Order

jiǔ