饮料 (yǐn liào) — beverage, drink

Definition

饮料 is the everyday word for any non-alcoholic drink or beverage — water, juice, soda, tea. Pairs with 喝 (the verb 'to drink'); 酒水 is the formal/commercial word for drinks at events.

noun
beveragedrink
Measure word ·

Examples

  • Wǒ xiǎng hē yì bēi rè yǐn liào.
    I want to drink a hot beverage.
  • 饮料
    Xià tiān wǒ xǐ huan hē lěng de yǐn liào.
    In summer I like to drink cold beverages.
  • 饮料
    Qǐng gěi wǒ yì píng yǐn liào.
    Please give me a bottle of beverage.

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