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How do you say "wine" in Chinese?
葡萄酒
pú táo jiǔ
In Chinese, "wine" is 葡萄酒.
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Pronunciation
Pú (high flat tone) táo (high rising tone) jiǔ (rising tone). Say 'poo' high, let 'tow' rise, let 'jyou' rise.
Writing and usage
Three characters totalling 23 strokes. 葡 and 萄 contain the grass radical, while 酒 has the water radical.
Example sentence
我喜欢喝葡萄酒。
I like to drink wine.
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How to remember 葡萄酒
Grape-wine. This word literally means grape-wine or grape-alcohol, very descriptive.
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Questions about 葡萄酒
How do you say "wine" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "wine" is 葡萄酒. It is a noun.
How is 葡萄酒 written in Chinese?
Three characters totalling 23 strokes. 葡 and 萄 contain the grass radical, while 酒 has the water radical.
How is 葡萄酒 used in a sentence?
Use 葡萄酒 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我喜欢喝葡萄酒。 (I like to drink wine.).
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