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葡萄酒

pútaojiǔ
noun HSK 4 #5,469

Measure Word

一瓶葡萄酒 píng

Meanings

  1. 1 (grape) wine

Characters

葡
萄
酒
jiǔ
alcohol; wine
Grape alcohol - wine.

Examples

HSK 4
这瓶葡萄酒是朋友从法国带回来的。
Zhè píng pútaojiǔ shì péngyou cóng Fǎguó dài huílai de.
A friend brought this bottle of wine back from France.
HSK 5
来一瓶红葡萄酒。
Lái yī píng hóngpútaojiǔ.
A bottle of red wine, please.
HSK 5
中国的葡萄酒产业发展很快。
Zhōngguó de pútaojiǔ chǎnyè fāzhǎn hěnkuài.
China's wine industry is developing rapidly.

Tips

usage
In casual speech, many people just say 红酒 for red wine rather than the full 红葡萄酒. 白葡萄酒 is white wine.
culture
"葡萄美酒夜光杯，欲饮琵琶马上催" - opening lines of the Tang Dynasty poem 凉州词 by Wang Han, one of the most quoted poems about wine in Chinese literature.

Stroke Order

葡 pú
萄 táo
酒 jiǔ