酒吧

jiǔbā

noun HSK 4 #1,010

Measure Word

一家酒吧 jiā

Meanings

1 bar; pub

Characters

alcohol; wine; liquor

bar (transliteration from English)

酒 (alcohol) + 吧 (bar) — a bar where you drink.

Examples

我们去酒吧坐坐吧。

Wǒmen qù jiǔbā zuòzuo ba.

Let's go hang out at a bar.

这条街上有很多酒吧。

Zhè tiáo jiē shàng yǒu hěn duō jiǔbā.

There are many bars on this street.

他在酒吧工作。

Tā zài jiǔbā gōngzuò.

He works at a bar.

Tips

history

吧 (bā) is a phonetic borrowing from the English word 'bar'. This led to a trend of naming casual venues with 吧: 网吧 (wǎngbā, internet cafe), 书吧 (shūbā, book cafe), 氧吧 (yǎngbā, oxygen bar).

Stroke Order

酒 jiǔ

吧 ba