饮料/飲料 yǐnliào — drink, beverage

Meanings

1. 1

   drink, beverage

   The category word for anything drinkable — 饮 to drink, 料 material. On a menu it heads the section of soft drinks and juices; 水, 茶 and 咖啡 have their own names and are usually listed apart.

   noun

Example sentences

• 你要喝什么饮料？/你要喝什麼飲料？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) hē (first tone, high and level) shénme (second tone, rising) yǐnliào? (third tone, dipping)···

  What would you like to drink?

• 这个商店的饮料很便宜。/這個商店的飲料很便宜。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) shāngdiàn (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) yǐnliào (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) piányi. (second tone, rising)···

  The drinks in this shop are cheap.

Common mistakes

• Not quite我们去饮料吧。

  Correct我们去喝饮料吧。

  饮料 is a noun and cannot act as the verb. English lets "drink" be both; Chinese keeps them apart, so the verb 喝 has to be said.

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