Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 借酒浇愁
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club
借jièto borrow; (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with; variant of 借[jie4]
酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
啤酒píjiǔbeer (loanword); CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
白酒báijiǔbaijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum; (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒[bai2 pu2 tao5 jiu3])
葡萄酒pútaojiǔ(grape) wine