How to say “wine” in Chinese
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“Wine” in Chinese is 葡萄酒, pú tao jiǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
葡萄酒 is read pú tao jiǔ: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 艹 “grass”. It never appears on its own — only in 葡萄.
On top, 艹 “grass”. It lives only in 葡萄; on its own it's read táo, in the word it takes the neutral tone.
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, a jug.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “葡萄酒”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 葡萄酒. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 葡萄酒是用葡萄做的pútaojiǔshìyòngpútaozuòdeWine is made from grapes.
More words from the lesson “What shall we drink?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “wine” in Chinese?
“Wine” in Chinese is 葡萄酒, pinyin pútaojiǔ.
What does 葡萄酒 mean?
葡萄酒 (pútaojiǔ) means “wine”.
How do you write 葡萄酒?
葡萄酒 is 3 characters: 葡 (pú) — part of the word “grape”; 萄 (táo) — part of the word “grape”; 酒 (jiǔ) — wine, alcohol. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 葡萄酒?
葡萄酒 is read pútaojiǔ. Tones: pú — second tone, tao — neutral tone, jiǔ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“wine” in the lesson “What shall we drink?”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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