啤酒 (píjiǔ) — beer
HSK 2 | noun | beer, an alcoholic drink made from fermented grain
啤酒 (píjiǔ)
啤酒 means beer. 啤 is a phonetic borrowing representing "beer" and 酒 means alcoholic drink. It is the most commonly consumed alcoholic beverage in China.
Meanings
- [noun] Beer.
Example Sentences
你喜欢喝啤酒吗？ Nǐ xǐhuān hē píjiǔ ma? Do you like drinking beer?
我要一瓶啤酒。 Wǒ yào yī píng píjiǔ. I want a bottle of beer.
天热的时候喝冰啤酒很舒服。 Tiān rè de shíhou hē bīng píjiǔ hěn shūfu. Drinking cold beer when it's hot is very comfortable.
他们边吃饭边喝啤酒。 Tāmen biān chīfàn biān hē píjiǔ. They drank beer while eating.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 喝啤酒 | to drink beer |
| 一瓶啤酒 | a bottle of beer |
| 一杯啤酒 | a glass of beer |
| 冰啤酒 | cold beer |
| 生啤酒 | draft beer |
Memory Hook
啤 is borrowed phonetically from "beer" (pí sounds like "beer"). 酒 (the wine/alcohol radical with three drops of liquid) confirms it is a drink. Beer = pí-jiǔ.