饮料 yǐnliào drink
beverage; drink
How to remember 饮料: 饮 to drink + 料 ingredients = drink.
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How it is used
- A beverage/drink, usually cold/soft drinks - 买瓶饮料 (mǎi píng yǐnliào) buy a bottled drink.
- Typically non-alcoholic soft drinks; alcohol is 酒 (jiǔ), and hot tea/coffee are usually named directly.
- 饮 (yǐn, to drink) is formal/literary; the everyday verb 'to drink' is 喝 (hē).
- 碳酸饮料 (tànsuān yǐnliào) = carbonated/fizzy drinks.
Example sentences
- 他买了一瓶饮料。 Tā mǎile yì píng yǐnliào.He bought a bottle of something to drink.
- 你最喜欢的饮料是什么？ Nǐ zuì xǐhuān de yǐnliào shì shénme?What's your favorite drink?
- 我可以为你调杯热饮料吗？ Wǒ kěyǐ wèi nǐ tiáo bēi rè yǐnliào ma?Can I fix you a hot drink?