苹果酒
píngguǒjiǔ
The English word "cider" is translated into Mandarin as 苹果酒 (píngguǒjiǔ).
苹果酒 is used to refer to an alcoholic beverage made from apples.
Meaning: alcoholic beverage (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of 苹果 (apple) and 酒 (alcohol, liquor or wine).
Which one should you use?
It is important to distinguish 苹果酒 (píngguǒjiǔ), which is alcoholic cider, from 苹果汁 (píngguǒzhī), which refers to non-alcoholic apple juice.
How do you pronounce it?
píngguǒjiǔ
Did you know?
- The word 苹果 (píngguǒ) used in the phrase contains the character 果, which means 'fruit', but it is also the root for the word 'result' or 'consequence' in many contexts.
- While 酒 usually means 'alcohol', in ancient China it referred specifically to fermented grains, meaning 苹果酒 is a relatively modern linguistic construction.
- The character 酒 consists of the 'water' radical on the left and a phonetic component on the right that originally depicted a fermentation vessel.
Examples in context
- 我想喝一杯苹果酒。I would like to have a glass of cider.
- 我喜欢喝苹果酒。Wǒ xǐhuān hē píngguǒjiǔ.I like drinking cider.
- 这种苹果酒很甜。Zhè zhǒng píngguǒjiǔ hěn tián.This kind of cider is very sweet.
- 你想试试这款苹果酒吗？Nǐ xiǎng shìshi zhè kuǎn píngguǒjiǔ ma?Do you want to try this cider?
Example conversation
Junjie and Yuting are looking at a drinks menu at a restaurant.
- 俊杰 Junjie雨婷，你想喝什么？Yǔtíng, nǐ xiǎng hē shénme?Yuting, what do you want to drink?
- 雨婷 Yuting我想试一下这里的苹果酒。Wǒ xiǎng shì yíxià zhèlǐ de píngguǒjiǔ.I want to try the cider here.
- 俊杰 Junjie好的，那我们点两杯。Hǎo de, nà wǒmen diǎn liǎng bēi.Okay, let's order two glasses then.
- 雨婷 Yuting太好了，谢谢俊杰。Tài hǎo le, xièxie Jùnjié.Great, thank you Junjie.
