# 酒精 (jiǔjīng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 酒精 (jiǔjīng) means “alcohol (ethanol)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: alcohol (ethanol)
- Pinyin: jiǔjīng (jiu3 jing1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 护士先用医用酒精擦了擦皮肤。
  Hùshi xiān yòng yīyòng jiǔjīng cāle cā pífū.
  The nurse wiped the skin with medical alcohol first.

## Characters

- [酒](https://hanziro.com/word/jiu-wine/) (jiǔ): wine; liquor
- [精](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-refined/) (jīng): refined; shrewd

https://hanziro.com/word/jiu-jing-alcohol/

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