Chinese vocabulary · 18 words
Drinks in Chinese
The drinks to learn first, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.
- 饮料yǐnliàobeverage
- 水shuǐwater
- 开水kāishuǐboiling water
- 矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water
- 茶chátea
- 绿茶lǜchágreen tea
- 红茶hóngcháblack tea
- 奶茶nǎichámilk tea
- 咖啡kāfēicoffee
- 牛奶niúnǎimilk
- 豆浆dòujiāngsoy milk
- 酸奶suānnǎiyogurt
- 果汁guǒzhīfruit juice
- 汽水qìshuǐsoda
- 啤酒píjiǔbeer
- 葡萄酒pútaojiǔwine
- 白酒báijiǔbaijiu (Chinese white liquor)
- 酒jiǔalcohol
How do you say beverage in Chinese?
饮料 (yǐnliào). The most common drinks are 水 (shuǐ, water), 开水 (kāishuǐ, boiling water), 矿泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ, mineral water).
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