百事可乐

百事可樂

Bǎishìkělè

noun #23,216

Meanings

1 Pepsi-Cola

Characters

matter; affair; thing

Examples

HSK 4

超市里百事可乐正在打折。

Chāoshì lǐ Bǎishìkělè zhèngzài dǎzhé.

Pepsi is on sale at the supermarket.

HSK 6

你喝百事可乐还是可口可乐？

Nǐ hē Bǎishìkělè háishì Kěkǒu Kělè?

Do you drink Pepsi or Coca-Cola?

Tips

memory

The Chinese name is a beautiful transliteration: 百事 means 'a hundred things/matters' and 可乐 means 'can bring joy' - so Pepsi is 'a hundred things that can bring happiness.' This also parallels how 可口可乐 (Coca-Cola) means 'delicious and joyful.'

In Pop Culture

百事可乐 Bǎishìkělè

Global soft-drink brand. The Chinese name was chosen for its auspicious meaning: 'all things that can bring joy.'

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

事 shì

可 kě

乐 lè