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咖啡 kāfēi

咖啡 kāfēi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 咖啡 kāfēi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kāfēi | ka1 fei1
English translation
coffee (loanword)
CL: bēi [bēi]

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Traditional form

咖啡 kāfēi

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 咖啡 kāfēi

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and Jiā represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Jiā

Semantic compound

kǒu

Positional decomposition

口加

Number of Strokes

8
fēi

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and Fēi represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Fēi

Semantic compound

kǒu

Positional decomposition

口非

Number of Strokes

11

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Jiā táng dào 咖啡 kāfēi Zhōng ,直至 zhí zhì gòu tián 为止 wéi zhǐ .

Add sugar into coffee until it is sweat enough.

许多 xǔduō rén zài chá huò 咖啡 kāfēi Zhōng fàng jìn 人造 rén zào 甜味剂 tián wèi jì .

A lot of people use artificial sweeteners in their tea or coffee.

老练 lǎo liàn de yòng shǒu 示意 shìyì 侍者 shì zhě sòng lái Xīn zhǔ de 咖啡 kāfēi .

With a practised hand he motioned a waiter to bring a fresh pot of coffee.

辛楣 恍然大悟 huǎngrándàwù dào : zhè shì hōng 小孩子 xiǎo hái zi de 咖啡 kāfēi 方糖 fāng táng ——

" That's coffee candy to cajole children with,'said Hsin - mei , suddenly understanding.

进口 jìnkǒu de 咖啡 kāfēi 经过 jīngguò 烘焙 hōng bèi pèi 包装 bāozhuāng 成为 chéngwéi 制成品 zhì chéng pǐn .

The coffees are roasted, blended and packaged as finished products.

咖啡 kāfēi Decomposition

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咖啡 kāfēi Compounds

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