Meaning of 饮料
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- drink
- beverage
How to use 饮料
饮料 is a general word for drinks, especially soft drinks, juice and bottled drinks. You see it on menus, in shops and in questions like what someone wants to drink. Example: 你想喝什么饮料？ (Nǐ xiǎng hē shénme yǐnliào?) What would you like to drink?
饮 (yǐn) means to drink, and 料 (liào) means material or stuff, as in 材料 (cáiliào) and 原料 (yuánliào). So 饮料 is literally "drinking stuff", which is a beverage.
Common mistake: Learners often use 饮料 as a verb, but it is only a noun. To say "drink" as an action, use 喝 (hē), as in 喝饮料 (hē yǐnliào).
饮料 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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饮 yǐn · to swallow · 7 strokes
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料 liào · material · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 饮料.
| 资料 | zīliào | material; resources |
| 材料 | cáiliào | (raw) material; data |
| 燃料 | ránliào | fuel |
| 塑料 | sùliào | plastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials) |
| 原料 | yuánliào | raw material |
| 塑料袋 | sùliàodài | plastic bag |
| 饮食 | yǐnshí | eating and drinking; food and drink; diet |
| 餐饮 | cānyǐn | food and beverage; catering |
| 不料 | bùliào | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
| 料到 | liàodào | to foresee; to anticipate |
| 料理 | liàolǐ | to arrange; to handle |
| 照料 | zhàoliào | to tend; to take care of sb |
Questions about 饮料
What does 饮料 mean?
饮料 (yǐnliào) means "drink; beverage" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 饮料?
饮料 is made of 2 characters: 饮 (7 strokes), 料 (10 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 饮料 an HSK word?
Yes. 饮料 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 饮料 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 饮料 is written 飲料.
Does 饮料 include alcohol?
In everyday speech 饮料 usually means non-alcoholic drinks like soda, juice or tea drinks. Alcoholic drinks are usually called 酒 (jiǔ). You may also see 酒水 (jiǔshuǐ) on menus to cover drinks in general.
What is the difference between 饮料 and 喝的?
喝的 (hē de) is a casual spoken way to say "something to drink", for example 有什么喝的？ 饮料 is the standard noun and sounds a bit more formal or written, like on signs and menus.