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title: "Drinks in Chinese: 18 Drinks With Pinyin and Audio"
description: "18 drinks in Chinese, like 水 (shuǐ, water) and 开水 (kāishuǐ, boiling water), each with pinyin, meaning and sound. Keep them in one press or print them as flashcards."
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[Chinese vocabulary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-vocabulary) · 18 words

# Drinks in Chinese

The drinks to learn first, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.

[Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E9%A5%AE%E6%96%99%20%E6%B0%B4%20%E5%BC%80%E6%B0%B4%20%E7%9F%BF%E6%B3%89%E6%B0%B4%20%E8%8C%B6%20%E7%BB%BF%E8%8C%B6%20%E7%BA%A2%E8%8C%B6%20%E5%A5%B6%E8%8C%B6%20%E5%92%96%E5%95%A1%20%E7%89%9B%E5%A5%B6%20%E8%B1%86%E6%B5%86%20%E9%85%B8%E5%A5%B6%20%E6%9E%9C%E6%B1%81%20%E6%B1%BD%E6%B0%B4%20%E5%95%A4%E9%85%92%20%E8%91%A1%E8%90%84%E9%85%92%20%E7%99%BD%E9%85%92%20%E9%85%92)

- [饮料yǐnliàobeverage](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A5%AE%E6%96%99)
- [水shuǐwater](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B0%B4)
- [开水kāishuǐboiling water](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BC%80%E6%B0%B4)
- [矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9F%BF%E6%B3%89%E6%B0%B4)
- [茶chátea](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8C%B6)
- [绿茶lǜchágreen tea](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%BF%E8%8C%B6)
- [红茶hóngcháblack tea](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BA%A2%E8%8C%B6)
- [奶茶nǎichámilk tea](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A5%B6%E8%8C%B6)
- [咖啡kāfēicoffee](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%92%96%E5%95%A1)
- [牛奶niúnǎimilk](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%89%9B%E5%A5%B6)
- [豆浆dòujiāngsoy milk](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B1%86%E6%B5%86)
- [酸奶suānnǎiyogurt](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%85%B8%E5%A5%B6)
- [果汁guǒzhīfruit juice](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9E%9C%E6%B1%81)
- [汽水qìshuǐsoda](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B1%BD%E6%B0%B4)
- [啤酒píjiǔbeer](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%95%A4%E9%85%92)
- [葡萄酒pútaojiǔwine](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%91%A1%E8%90%84%E9%85%92)
- [白酒báijiǔbaijiu (Chinese white liquor)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%99%BD%E9%85%92)
- [酒jiǔalcohol](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%85%92)

## 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).

## What’s the best way to learn Chinese words by topic?

Hear each word and say it back, then keep the list and let Review bring the words back until they stick. They stick for good once you meet them in real stories and shows, which is what our free Library and extension are for.

## More free tools

- [Quiz yourself on these](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-quiz/drinks)
- [Find them in a word search](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-word-search/drinks)
- [Play them as bingo](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-bingo/drinks)
- [Family members in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-family-members)
- [Chinese numbers](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-numbers)
- [Chinese idioms by theme](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-idioms)
- [Every HSK word](https://mandarinthewild.com/words)

Pinyin and meanings from our own dictionary. Open a word for its characters and real sentences.