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咖啡

kāfēi
noun HSK 3 #746

Measure Word

一杯咖啡 bēi

Meanings

  1. 1 coffee

Characters

咖
kā
phonetic character (no independent meaning)
啡
fēi
phonetic character (no independent meaning)
Pure phonetic transliteration of 'coffee.' Both characters were created specifically for this loanword.

Examples

HSK 1
你想喝什么咖啡？
Nǐ xiǎng hē shénme kāfēi?
What kind of coffee would you like?
HSK 3
我每天早上喝咖啡。
Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang hē kāfēi.
I drink coffee every morning.
HSK 4
这杯咖啡太苦了。
Zhè bēi kāfēi tài kǔ le.
This coffee is too bitter.

Tips

history
咖啡 is a phonetic transliteration of the English word 'coffee.' The characters 咖 and 啡 have no independent meaning - they exist only for this loanword.
culture
Coffee culture has exploded in China. Luckin Coffee (瑞幸咖啡) overtook Starbucks in China by number of stores in 2023.

Stroke Order

咖 kā
啡 fēi