Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
盛酒
chéngjiǔ
Description
盛酒是把酒放在杯子、壶或其他容器里。这里的“盛”读 chéng，表示容纳或装着东西。
盛酒 means to put wine into a cup, pot, or other container. Here, “盛” is pronounced chéng and means to hold or contain something.
Meanings
盛酒chéngjiǔ
to hold or contain wine or another alcoholic drink
这个壶可以盛酒。
This pot can hold wine.
盛酒chéngjiǔ
to put wine into a cup or container
他拿杯子盛酒。
He uses a cup to hold wine.
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Notes
- Nuance
Here 盛 is pronounced chéng, meaning “to contain”; it is not shèng, meaning “flourishing” or “grand.”
- Etymology
盛 means “to contain,” and 酒 means “alcoholic drink.”
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