啤酒 pí jiǔ beer (loanword) / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] 喝酒 hē jiǔ to drink (alcohol) syn 酒精 jiǔ jīng (coll.) ethanol / ethyl alcohol syn 低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile 酒后 酒後 jiǔ hòu after drinking / under the influence of alcohol 波特 bō tè (loanword) baud (computing) / porter (beer) 低级 低級 dī jí low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior syn 酿酒 釀酒 niàng jiǔ to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc) 酝酿 醞釀 yùn niàng (of alcohol) to ferment / (of a crisis) to be brewing / to mull over (an issue) / to hold exploratory discussions syn 低潮 dī cháo low tide / low ebb 禁酒 jìn jiǔ prohibition / ban on alcohol / dry law 低沉 dī chén (of weather) overcast / gloomy / (of a voice) low and deep / low-spirited / downcast syn 擦洗 cā xǐ to clean (with water or alcohol) / to wipe and wash / to swab / to scrub syn 酒味 jiǔ wèi smell of alcohol / flavoring of rum or other liquor in food / aroma or nose (of wine) 乙醇 yǐ chún ethanol / ethyl alcohol syn 下级 下級 xià jí low ranking / low level / underclass / subordinate syn 醒酒 xǐng jiǔ to dissipate the effects of alcohol / to sober up 啤酒节 啤酒節 pí jiǔ jié Beer Festival 烟酒 煙酒 yān jiǔ tobacco and alcohol 低压 低壓 dī yā low pressure / low voltage 酒瘾 酒癮 jiǔ yǐn alcohol addiction 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 专柜 專櫃 zhuān guì sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol) 度数 度數 dù shu number of degrees / reading (on a meter) / strength (alcohol, lenses etc) 甲醇 jiǎ chún methyl alcohol / methanol CH3OH / wood alcohol / wood spirit 下酒 xià jiǔ to be appropriate to have with alcohol / to down one's drink syn 丙醇 bǐng chún propanol / propyl alcohol C3H7OH 散装 散裝 sǎn zhuāng loose goods / goods sold open / draft (of beer, as opposed to bottled) syn 维纶 維綸 wéi lún vinylon, synthetic fiber made from polyvinyl alcohol (loanword) 上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) syn 泡吧 pào bā to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc) / to go clubbing 解酒 jiě jiǔ to dissipate the effects of alcohol 低分 dī fēn low marks / low score 劝酒 勸酒 quàn jiǔ to urge sb to drink alcohol syn 闷酒 悶酒 mèn jiǔ alcohol drunk to drown one's sorrows 酒力 jiǔ lì capacity for alcohol / ability to hold drink 醇酸 chún suān alkyd / alcohol acid / hydroxyacid 丁醇 dīng chún butanol / butyl alcohol C4H9OH 甘露醇 gān lù chún mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol 异丙醇 異丙醇 yì bǐng chún isopropanol / isopropyl alcohol C3H8O 烧锅 燒鍋 shāo guō a still (for distilling alcohol) 低碳 dī tàn (attributive) low-carbon / low-carb (diet) 啤 pí beer 百威 bǎi wēi Budweiser (beer) 洼 窪 wā depression / low-lying area / low-lying / sunken syn 生啤酒 shēng pí jiǔ draft beer / unpasteurized beer 高不成低不就 gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one 低缓 低緩 dī huǎn low and unhurried (voice etc) / low and gently sloping (terrain) syn 禁酒令 jìn jiǔ lìng prohibition / ban on alcohol 隐藏 隱藏 yǐn cáng to hide / to conceal / to mask / to shelter / to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden) / to hide oneself / to lie low / to nestle / hidden / implicit / private / covert / recessed (lighting) syn 小声 小聲 xiǎo shēng in a low voice / (speak) in whispers 廉价 廉價 lián jià cheaply-priced / low-cost syn 埋伏 mái fú to ambush / to lie in wait for / to lie low / ambush syn 扫地 掃地 sǎo dì to sweep the floor / (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom / to be at an all-time low syn 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character syn 下流 xià liú lower course of a river / low-class / mean and lowly / vulgar / obscene syn 低下 dī xià low status / lowly / to lower (one's head) syn 音调 音調 yīn diào pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone syn 低温 低溫 dī wēn low temperature 低声 低聲 dī shēng in a low voice / softly syn 低谷 dī gǔ valley / trough (as opposed to peaks) / fig. low point / lowest ebb / nadir of one's fortunes syn 深沉 shēn chén deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched syn 谷底 gǔ dǐ valley floor / (fig.) lowest ebb / all-time low syn 自卑 zì bēi to have low self-esteem / to abase oneself syn 低价 低價 dī jià low price syn 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 无精打采 無精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi dispirited and downcast (idiom) / listless / in low spirits / washed out 销声匿迹 銷聲匿跡 xiāo shēng nì jì to vanish without trace (idiom) / to lie low syn 低劣 dī liè inferior quality / substandard / low-grade syn 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 淡水 dàn shuǐ potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water 马背 馬背 mǎ bèi horse's back / (traditional Chinese architecture) roof with a low-slung curved ridgelines and geometric shapes on the upper gable walls at the ends of the roof ridges 避风 避風 bì fēng to take shelter from the wind / to lie low / to stay out of trouble 卑贱 卑賤 bēi jiàn lowly / mean and low syn 苦闷 苦悶 kǔ mèn depressed / dejected / feeling low syn 细语 細語 xì yǔ to chat with a low voice syn 低收入 dī shōu rù low income syn 低迷 dī mí blurred (landscape etc) / low (spirits) / in a slump (economy) syn 低廉 dī lián cheap / inexpensive / low syn 低空 dī kōng low altitude 不快 bù kuài unhappy / in low spirits / (of a knife) not sharp syn 低速 dī sù low speed 贱卖 賤賣 jiàn mài to sell cheaply / sacrifice / low price / discount sale 缺血 quē xuè (of an organ) to have insufficient blood supply / (of a blood bank) to run low on blood supplies 低频 低頻 dī pín low frequency 花坛 花壇 huā tán decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscape syn 低洼 低窪 dī wā low-lying syn 平底 píng dǐ flat bottomed / low heeled syn 低垂 dī chuí to droop / to hang low syn 悄声 悄聲 qiǎo shēng quietly / in a low voice syn 低血压 低血壓 dī xuè yā low blood pressure 贵贱 貴賤 guì jiàn noble and lowly / high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism 低息 dī xī low-interest 卑下 bēi xià base / low syn 低烧 低燒 dī shāo a low fever (up to 38°C) 低热 低熱 dī rè a low fever (up to 38°C) 窑子 窯子 yáo zi (old) low-grade brothel syn 洼地 窪地 wā dì low-lying ground / depression syn 回落 huí luò to fall back / to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc) syn 