酒水
jiǔshuǐ · alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (e.g. on a menu)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 酒水
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.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
fruit; CL:個|个[ge4]
酒店jiǔdiànwine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club
矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]
啤酒píjiǔbeer (loanword); CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
水平shuǐpínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
白酒báijiǔbaijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum; (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒[bai2 pu2 tao5 jiu3])