How to say “yogurt” in Chinese
yogurt
“Yogurt” in Chinese is 酸奶, suān nǎi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
酸奶 is read suān nǎi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 酉 “wine jar”: sour is what has fermented.
On the left, 女 “woman”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “酸奶”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 酸奶. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这种酸奶的脂肪含量很低zhèzhǒngsuānnǎidezhīfánghánliànghěndīThis yogurt has a very low fat content.
More words from the lesson “What shall we drink?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “yogurt” in Chinese?
“Yogurt” in Chinese is 酸奶, pinyin suānnǎi.
What does 酸奶 mean?
酸奶 (suānnǎi) means “yogurt”.
How do you write 酸奶?
酸奶 is 2 characters: 酸 (suān) — sour; 奶 (nǎi) — milk. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 酸奶?
酸奶 is read suānnǎi. Tones: suān — first tone, nǎi — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“yogurt” in the lesson “What shall we drink?”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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