冰酒
Ice wine in Mandarin is 冰酒.
The term refers to a sweet wine made from grapes that are harvested after being frozen on the vine.
Meaning: a sweet wine made from grapes that are harvested after being frozen on the vine (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The first character 冰 means ice.
Did you know?
- If you order 冰酒 in a casual setting, a server might ask if you want 'ice' in the glass, because 冰 can function as a modifier for 'chilled' rather than a description of the wine's production method.
- While 冰酒 describes a specific production method, the character 冰 is also used in the phrase 冰心, meaning a 'pure and honest heart'.
- The character 酒 contains the radical 酉, which historically represented a wine jar used for fermentation.
Examples in context
- 我喜欢喝冰酒，因为它的甜美口感令人陶醉。I enjoy drinking ice wine because its sweet taste is intoxicating.
- 请给我们来一瓶冰葡萄酒，谢谢！Please bring us a bottle of ice wine, thank you!
- 这种冰酒味道非常甜。Zhè zhǒng bīngjiǔ wèidào fēicháng tián.This ice wine tastes very sweet.
- 你喜欢喝冰酒吗？Nǐ xǐhuān hē bīngjiǔ ma?Do you like drinking ice wine?
- 这瓶冰酒很贵。Zhè píng bīngjiǔ hěn guì.This bottle of ice wine is very expensive.
Example conversation
At a restaurant, choosing a dessert wine.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen我们要不要点一小杯冰酒？Wǒmen yào bù yào diǎn yī xiǎo bēi bīngjiǔ?Should we order a small glass of ice wine?
- 浩然 Haoran好主意，我想尝尝看。Hǎo zhǔyì, wǒ xiǎng chángcháng kàn.Good idea, I want to try it.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen浩然，这家的冰酒很有名。Hàorán, zhè jiā de bīngjiǔ hěn yǒumíng.Haoran, this place's ice wine is very famous.
- 浩然 Haoran那我们就点这个吧。Nà wǒmen jiù diǎn zhège ba.Then let's order this one.
