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啡 fēi unsweetened coffee

How to remember 啡: 口 mouth + 非 not = unsweetened coffee. The customer opens her mouth, says "not sweet" twice, and still gets a sweet latte instead of unsweetened coffee.

  • 2,326. most frequent character
  • HSK 2
  • 11 strokes
  • Radical 口

Component breakdown

啡 = 口 mouth + 非 not

  • 口 mouth
  • 非 not
The Gushi story

The customer opens her mouth, says "not sweet" twice, and still gets a sweet latte instead of unsweetened coffee.

How it is used

  • Exists almost solely in 咖啡 (kāfēi, coffee); a pure transliteration syllable.
  • Also appears in 吗啡/嗎啡 → 吗啡 (mǎfēi, morphine), another borrowed word.
  • Not used alone - think of it as the second half of 'coffee'.

Words with 啡

Example sentences

  • 你喝茶还是咖啡？ Nǐ hē chá háishi kāfēi?Would you prefer tea or coffee?
  • 桌子上有一杯咖啡。 Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yī bēi kāfēi.There is a cup of coffee on the table.
  • 我喝果汁或者咖啡。 Wǒ hē guǒzhī huòzhě kāfēi.I drink juice or coffee.