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

他不喝酒，只喝软饮料。

Tā bù hējiǔ, zhǐ hē ruǎnyǐnliào.

He doesn't drink alcohol, only soft drinks.

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