HSK 6 · Science

酒精 jiǔjīng “alcohol” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 酒精 means

  1. alcohol
  2. ethanol
  3. (coll.) ethanol
  4. ethyl alcohol

How to say 酒精

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale酒jiǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale精jīng1st tone, high and level

酒精 in a sentence

  1. 护士用酒精给伤口消毒。

    Hùshi yòng jiǔjīng gěi shāngkǒu xiāodú.

    The nurse disinfected the wound with alcohol.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这种洗手液含有酒精。

    Zhè zhǒng xǐshǒuyè hányǒu jiǔjīng.

    This hand sanitiser contains alcohol.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 酒精 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 酒 (jiǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
酒jiǔwine
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐ
  • 酉wine vessel · yǒu

Memory aidLiquid 氵 beside a wine jar 酉: alcohol.

The character 精 (jīng) with each of its parts in a different colour
精jīngessence
  • 米rice · mǐMeaning part
  • 青blue-green · qīngSound part

米 hints at the meaning (rice); 青 (qīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with jīng.

How to write 酒精

酒 10 strokes · 精 14 strokes

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酒精 (jiǔjīng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 酒精 (jiǔjīng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 酒精

Words with 酒

酒店jiǔdiàn · hotel酒jiǔ · alcohol啤酒píjiǔ · beer酒吧jiǔbā · bar酗酒xùjiǔ · to drink heavily

Words with 精

精彩jīngcǎi · wonderful精力jīnglì · energy精神jīngshén · spirit精简jīngjiǎn · to streamline精密jīngmì · precise精确jīngquè · accurate精心jīngxīn · meticulous精致jīngzhì · exquisite精通jīngtōng · to be proficient in精华jīnghuá · essence

More words: Science & Technology

火药huǒyào · gunpowder尖端jiānduān · cutting-edge结晶jiéjīng · crystal进化jìnhuà · evolution机械jīxiè · machinery基因jīyīn · gene勘探kāntàn · to explore雷达léidá · radar

FAQs

酒精 (jiǔjīng) means “alcohol” or “ethanol”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jiǔjīng: jiǔ with a 3rd tone, then jīng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 酒精 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiujing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 酒精 from the suggestions. Typing jiujing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
酒精 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.