Ways to say it
| Mandarin | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 果汁 | guǒzhī |
| 汁 | zhī |
| 菜汁 | càizhī |
| 肉汁 | ròuzhī |
The term 果汁 is the standard way to refer to fruit juice as a beverage. Other specific liquids are formed by combining a substance with the character 汁, such as 肉汁 for meat juice or gravy and 菜汁 for vegetable juice or the liquid from cooked vegetables.
What does it mean word for word?
The word 果汁 is composed of 果, meaning fruit and 汁, meaning juice or liquid.
Which one should you use?
While 果汁 specifically refers to fruit juice, the character 汁 can act as a generic term for any juice, liquid or sap. However, 汁 is rarely used as a standalone noun to mean a beverage without a modifier. For example, you would use 果汁 to mean the beverage, but use 汁 as a suffix to describe the liquid extracted from a specific substance.
How does it change in a sentence?
The character 汁 can be used as a suffix to denote the liquid or juice extracted from a specific substance.
How do you pronounce it?
guǒzhī
Did you know?
- There is a theory that 汁 could be connected to words for 'lac' or 'resin' from the Proto-Sino-Tibetan root for 'insect', suggesting a link to substances produced by nature.
- In Chinese culinary terms, 汁 is used for the 'sauce' or 'glaze' on a dish, such as in 勾芡汁 to describe a thickened sauce.
- The character 汁 can also mean a 'source' in certain Cantonese dialects, such as those spoken in Hong Kong, moving far beyond the idea of a liquid.
Examples in context
- 我在喝橙汁。I'm drinking orange juice.This sentence is useful for saying you are drinking a specific type of juice using 汁.Tatoeba #2777870 by GlossaMatik, translation #2771770 by CK
- 我愛蘋果汁。I love apple juice.This sentence is useful for expressing a preference for a specific type of juice using 汁.Tatoeba #5548507 by egg0073, translation #3823250 by CK
- 我想要果汁。I would like fruit juice.This sentence is useful for requesting fruit juice using 汁.Tatoeba #5548508 by egg0073, translation #455795 by lukaszpp
- 请给我一杯果汁。Please give me a glass of juice.
- 我喜欢喝橙汁。I like to drink orange juice.
- 给我来一杯苹果汁儿。Bring me a glass of apple juice.
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Example conversation
Yuting and Junjie are ordering drinks at a cafe.
- 雨婷 Yuting俊杰，你想喝什么？Jùnjié, nǐ xiǎng hē shénme?Junjie, what do you want to drink?
- 俊杰 Junjie我想喝一杯果汁。Wǒ xiǎng hē yì bēi guǒzhī.I want a glass of juice.
- 雨婷 Yuting这里有西瓜果汁。Zhèlǐ yǒu xīguā guǒzhī.They have watermelon juice here.
- 俊杰 Junjie太好了，我要那个。Tài hǎole, wǒ yào nàge.Great, I'll take that one.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “juice” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 汁, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
