奶昔

nǎixī

noun

Measure Word

一杯奶昔 bēi

Meanings

1 milkshake
2 shake (blended drink)

Characters

'shake' (sound loan)

Examples

HSK 6

我要一杯草莓奶昔。

Wǒ yào yì bēi cǎoméi nǎixī.

I'd like a strawberry milkshake.

HSK 7-9

他每天早上用香蕉、燕麦和牛奶打一杯奶昔当早餐。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang yòng xiāngjiāo, yànmài hé niúnǎi dǎ yì bēi nǎixī dàng zǎocān.

Every morning he blends banana, oats and milk into a shake for breakfast.

Tips

history

昔 normally means 'former times'. Here it only spells a sound: Cantonese 昔 (sik¹) imitates English 'shake', and the word came into Mandarin from Cantonese.

Stroke Order

奶 nǎi

昔 xī