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hard liquor

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

lie4jiu3 lièjiǔ

Meaning


Primary

hard liquor

Alternatives

spirits

Mnemonic


烈酒 Hard liquor refers to 酒 alcohol drinks that are 烈 intense in terms of amount of alcohol content.

Usage


他 很 少 喝 烈酒。

He rarely drinks hard liquor.

大家 都 喝 了 不少 烈酒。

Everyone drank quite a bit of liquor.

威士忌 是 一 种 烈酒。

Whiskey is a type of hard liquor.