jiu3
jing1
  1. alcohol
  2. ethanol CH3CH2OH
  3. ethyl alcohol
  4. also written 乙醇
  5. grain alcohol

Characters

  • 酒 (酒): wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
  • 精 (精): essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)

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Examples

淡啤酒是一種酒精含量低的啤酒。

什么痛苦能让你想用酒精去麻醉自己?

酒精会损害肝脏。

東歐的酒精消耗量比西歐高。

歐洲人每年平均飲用十二點五公升的純酒精。

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