精酿

精釀

jīngniàng

noun

Meanings

1 craft beer
2 finely brewed (alcohol)

Characters

to brew/ferment

Examples

这几年精酿在中国很流行。

Zhè jǐ nián jīngniàng zài Zhōngguó hěn liúxíng.

Craft beer has become very popular in China in recent years.

他开了一家精酿酒吧。

Tā kāi le yī jiā jīngniàng jiǔbā.

He opened a craft beer bar.

Tips

usage

精酿 is the standard calque for English 'craft' (beer) — 精 'fine/refined' + 酿 'to brew'. Often short for 精酿啤酒. Can also apply to 精酿白酒 (craft baijiu) but beer is the default association.

Stroke Order

精 jīng

酿 niàng