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酒盏

wine cup

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

jiu3zhan3 • jiǔzhǎn

Meaning

Primary

wine cup

Alternatives

small wine cup, alcohol cup, small alcohol cup

Hint

This is a literary word and rarely used colloquially.

Mnemonic

A 酒盏 wine cup is a 盏 small cup for holding wine, which is a sort of 酒 alcohol.

Usage

他 举起 酒盏， 敬 大家 一 杯。

He raised his wine cup and toasted everyone.

她 用 小 酒盏 喝 梅酒。

She drank plum wine with a small wine cup.

每人 面前 都 有 一 只 酒盏。

Everyone had a wine cup in front of them.