软饮料

軟飲料

ruǎnyǐnliào

noun #28,382

Measure Word

一瓶软饮料 píng

Meanings

1 soft drink
2 non-alcoholic beverage

Characters

soft; non-alcoholic

to drink; beverage

material; substance

Examples

HSK 2

他不喝酒，只喝软饮料。

Tā bù hē jiǔ, zhǐ hē ruǎnyǐnliào.

He doesn't drink alcohol, only soft drinks.

HSK 4

超市里有很多种类的软饮料。

Chāoshì lǐ yǒu hěnduō zhǒnglèi de ruǎnyǐnliào.

There are many types of soft drinks in the supermarket.

Tips

usage

软饮料 literally means 'soft (non-alcoholic) drink.' The term 软 (soft) contrasts with 烈 (strong/hard) used for spirits, similar to the English soft vs. hard drinks.

Stroke Order

软 ruǎn

饮 yǐn

料 liào