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to buy alcohol

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

gu1jiu3 gūjiǔ

Meaning


Primary

to buy alcohol

Alternatives

buy alcohol, to sell alcohol, sell alcohol

Hint

This is a fairly archaic phrasing and will only be seen in old Chinese texts. Confusingly, it can also mean to sell alcohol as well, depending on context.

Mnemonic


沽酒 To buy alcohol is 沽 to buy 酒 alcohol.

Usage


他 去 市场 沽酒。

He went to the market to buy alcohol.

他 每天 晚上 都 会 沽酒。

He buys alcohol every evening.

朋友 邀请 他 去 一起 沽酒。

His friends invited him to buy alcohol together.