酒吧
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
酒吧 (jiǔbā) · bar
酒吧 (jiǔbā) means “bar; pub”. It is written with 2 characters: 酒 (alcohol) + 吧 (particle for suggestions (let's…)). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 酒吧 is built
The characters
酒 jiǔ · alcohol
What 酒 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 酉yǒu — wine
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 兀wù — weak
Origin hint: A jar 酉 of wine 氵; 酉 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
吧 ba · particle for suggestions (let's…)
What 吧 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 巴bā — to desire
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 巴 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他们晚上去酒吧了。Tāmen wǎnshang qù jiǔbā le.They went to a bar in the evening.
附近有酒吧吗？Fùjìn yǒu jiǔbā ma?Is there a bar nearby?
Questions about 酒吧
What does 酒吧 mean?
酒吧 (jiǔbā) means “bar; pub”.
How do you pronounce 酒吧?
酒吧 is pronounced jiǔbā.
Which HSK level is 酒吧?
酒吧 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 酒店jiǔdiànhotel
- 红酒hóngjiǔred wine
- 啤酒píjiǔbeer
- 酒精jiǔjīngalcohol (ethanol)
- 酗酒xùjiǔto drink heavily
- 白酒báijiǔChinese white liquor
- 葡萄酒pútaojiǔwine
- 酒jiǔalcohol
- 吧baparticle for suggestions (let's…)
Learn 酒吧 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 19: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.