沙士 (shā shì) — sarsaparilla (a carbonated soft drink)

Definition

沙士 is the Chinese name for sarsaparilla, a sweet herbal-flavored carbonated drink especially popular in Taiwan. You will see it most often on menus and in convenience stores there.

noun
sarsaparilla (a carbonated soft drink)
Measure word · 瓶
Easily confused

Examples

  • ，沙士。
    Xià tiān de shí hou, wǒ xǐ huan hē bīng zhèn de shā shì.
    In summer, I like to drink iced sarsaparilla.
  • 沙士。
    Zhè jiā diàn mài de shā shì wèi dào hěn tè bié.
    The sarsaparilla sold at this shop has a very special flavor.
  • ，沙士。
    Nǐ qù tái wān de shí hou, yí dìng yào cháng cháng dāng dì de shā shì.
    When you go to Taiwan, be sure to try the local sarsaparilla.

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

沙 puts 少 (dots) beside 水 (water), showing sand on a shoreline.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 士 comes from a simple drawing of a war axe. The character later came to mean a soldier, officer, or intellectual.

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