How to say “drink” in Chinese
drink, beverage
“Drink” in Chinese is 饮料, yǐn liào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
饮料 is read yǐn liào: 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, 饣 “food”.
On the left, 米 “rice”; on the right, 斗 “measure”: measuring out grain.
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 “饮料”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 饮料. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你们想喝什么饮料？nǐmenxiǎnghēshénmeyǐnliàoWhat drinks would you like?
- 你喝啤酒还是喝饮料nǐhēpíjiǔháishihēyǐnliàoWill you have beer or a soft drink?
- 我买了水果另外还买了饮料wǒmǎileshuǐguǒ,lìngwàiháimǎileyǐnliàoI bought fruit and, besides that, drinks.
- 这种饮料的糖含量很高zhèzhǒngyǐnliàodetánghánliànghěngāoThis drink has a high sugar content.
- 这种饮料的主要成分是水和糖。zhèzhǒngyǐnliàodezhǔyàochéngfènshìshuǐhétángThe main ingredients of this drink are water and sugar.
- 这种饮料的主要成分是水zhèzhǒngyǐnliàodezhǔyàochéngfènshìshuǐThe main ingredient of this drink is water.
More words from the lesson “What shall we drink?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “drink” in Chinese?
“Drink” in Chinese is 饮料, pinyin yǐnliào.
What does 饮料 mean?
饮料 (yǐnliào) means “drink, beverage”.
How do you write 饮料?
饮料 is 2 characters: 饮 (yǐn) — drink; beverage; 料 (liào) — material, raw material. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 饮料?
饮料 is read yǐnliào. Tones: yǐn — third tone, liào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“drink” in the lesson “What shall we drink?”
This word is from the topic “Food and dining” of HSK 3. 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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