烧酒

燒酒
shāojiǔ
noun #16,021

Meanings

  1. 1 distilled spirit; liquor
  2. 2 same as 白酒 (báijiǔ)

Examples

HSK 2
Zhè píng shāojiǔ dùshù hěn gāo.
This bottle of liquor has a very high alcohol content.

Tips

history
烧酒 literally means 'burned liquor,' referring to the distillation process. It was a common term during the Tang dynasty. Today 白酒 is the more standard term in mainland China, while 烧酒 (소주, soju) remains the standard term in Korean.

Stroke Order

shāo
jiǔ