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饮品 (yǐn pǐn) — beverage; drink (general term for drinks, not just soft drinks)

Definition

noun
beveragedrink (general term for drinks, not just soft drinks)
Measure word · 杯

Examples

  • 饮品。
    Zhè jiā diàn de yǐn pǐn zhǒng lèi hěn duō.
    This store has a wide variety of beverages.
  • 饮品？？
    Nǐ hē shén me yǐn pǐn? kā fēi hái shì chá?
    What beverage do you drink? Coffee or tea?
  • 饮品。
    Xià jì rè xiāo yǐn pǐn yǒu bīng níng méng chá hé xī guā zhī.
    Popular summer beverages include iced lemon tea and watermelon juice.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

饮yǐndrink
品pǐnproduct

饮 means drink and 品 means product, giving a product for drinking.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 飲; 饮 is its simplified writing.

  • 酉酉yǒubottle (of alcoholic beverages)
  • 人人rénperson
  • 口口kǒumouth (occasionally with the tongue protruding)

The traditional form 飲 drew a person bending over a bottle to drink, with a mouth and droplets; this picture is about 飲, not the simplified 饮.

Open 饮 →

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

Open 品 →
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Beverages

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