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滴酒不沾 — “Never touches alcohol”

滴酒不沾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “never touches alcohol”. Literally, “not touch a drop of alcohol”.

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滴酒不沾 Pronunciation and Pinyin

滴酒不沾 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
滴
dī14to drip; a drop
酒
jiǔ10alcoholic beverage
不
bù4not
沾
zhān8moisten, adhere, benefit

Example Sentence with 滴酒不沾

我的朋友王明生活习惯很好,他滴酒不沾,每天坚持锻炼身体。
My friend Wang Ming has good lifestyle habits; he never touches alcohol and insists on exercising every day.

Idioms Related to 滴酒不沾

Antonyms of 滴酒不沾

  • hào好jiǔ酒tān贪bēi杯fond of drinking and overindulging
  • kāi开huái怀chàng畅yǐn饮drink heartily and without restraint

More idioms starting with 滴

  • dī滴rú如chē车zhóu轴raindrops as big as carriage axles
  • dī滴shuǐ水bù不lòu漏meticulous and thorough, leaving no loopholes
  • dī滴shuǐ水bù不chàn羼absolutely pure and unadulterated
  • dī滴shuǐ水chéng成bīng冰water drops freeze; extremely cold weather
  • dī滴shuǐ水chéng成dòng冻dripping water instantly freezes
  • dī滴shuǐ水chéng成hé河Small efforts accumulate into significant results
  • dī滴shuǐ水chuān穿shí石Persistence and consistent effort achieve great results
  • dī滴shuǐ水nán难xiāo消Hard to accept even a small kindness
  • dī滴dī滴dā答dā答drip-drip, tap-tap
  • dī滴fěn粉cuō搓sū酥heavily made up and elaborately adorned
  • dī滴lǐ里dū嘟lu噜hanging haphazardly and unevenly
  • dī滴lǐ里dā耷lā拉drooping or hanging loosely

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Questions about 滴酒不沾

What does 滴酒不沾 mean?

滴酒不沾 (dī jiǔ bù zhān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “never touches alcohol”.

How do you pronounce 滴酒不沾?

滴酒不沾 is pronounced dī jiǔ bù zhān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 滴酒不沾 literally mean?

Literally, 滴酒不沾 means “not touch a drop of alcohol”. It is used to mean “never touches alcohol”.

What is the Chinese definition of 滴酒不沾?

一点酒也不喝

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