Chinese word

咖啡

Pronunciation

Pinyinkā fēi

Meaning

  • nouncoffee

Example

我每天早上喝一杯咖啡。wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng hē yì bēi kā fēi

I drink a cup of coffee every morning.

Illustration for 咖啡 (coffee)

More examples

这杯咖啡有点儿太甜。zhè bēi kā fēi yóu diǎnr tài tián

This cup of coffee is a little too sweet.

Core concept

A dark, aromatic drink made by extracting roasted coffee beans with hot water.

Common phrases

  • 冰咖啡bīng kā fēi

    iced coffee

  • 喝咖啡hē kā fēi

    drink coffee

Similar words

茶chá: A warm drink made by soaking tea leaves in hot water.
牛奶niú nǎi: A white drink from cows that can be enjoyed alone or added to food.

Definition in Chinese

用烘焙后的咖啡豆研磨后用热水或其他方法萃取而成的饮料，通常含咖啡因，用于提神或日常享用。yòng hōng bèi hòu de kā fēi dòu yán mó hòu yòng rè shuǐ huò qí tā fāng fǎ cuì qǔ ér chéng de yǐn liào tōng cháng hán kā fēi yīn yòng yú tí shén huò rì cháng xiǎng yòng

Word origin

咖啡 (kāfēi, "coffee") is a sound-based borrowing from the English name of the drink, with Chinese characters chosen mainly for their pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • In a café, the measure word 杯 (bēi, "cup") makes a coffee order sound natural when the drink is ordered by the cup.

Opposites

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