啤酒

• 拼音: pí jiǔ
• 汉字拆解: 啤 = 口 (mouth) + 卑 (low, phonetic), a modern phonetic character for 'beer'; 酒 = 氵(water) + 酉 (wine vessel)

含义

Beer. An alcoholic drink made from fermented grains, widely consumed in China and around the world.

The standard word for beer in Chinese. China is one of the world's largest beer markets. Common brands include 青岛啤酒, 雪花啤酒, and 燕京啤酒. Often ordered at restaurants and social gatherings. Appears in compounds like 啤酒节 (beer festival) and 啤酒肚 (beer belly).

例句

1. 夏天的时候，喝一杯冰啤酒特别舒服。
2. 他每天晚上都要喝两瓶啤酒。
3. 你喜欢喝啤酒还是白酒？

用法指南

语境: dining, social, daily life

语气: casual

正确说法

• 来两瓶啤酒！(Two beers, please! — ordering at a restaurant.)
• 我不太会喝酒，来杯啤酒就好。(I can't hold my liquor well — just a beer is fine.)

错误说法

• 请给我一个啤酒。(Don't use 个 as the measure word for beer — use 杯 (glass) or 瓶 (bottle). Say 一杯啤酒 or 一瓶啤酒.)

起源与历史

啤 is a phonetic borrowing from the English word 'beer' (啤 approximates the sound). 酒 means alcoholic drink. So 啤酒 literally means beer-alcohol.

文化背景

世代: Adults

社会背景: Universal