LaowaiChinese dictionary

Day 5 · 12 words · HSK 3.0 source vocabulary

Food and drinks

吃 goes with food and 喝 with drinks. Use 要 to request something; 喜欢 describes a preference. 咖啡 is from HSK 3.0 Level 2.

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  1. 水 shuǐ

    water

    我要一杯水。

    Wǒ yào yì bēi shuǐ.

    I would like a glass of water.

  2. 茶 chá

    tea

    你喝茶吗？

    Nǐ hē chá ma?

    Do you drink tea?

  3. 咖啡 kāfēi

    coffee

    我不喝咖啡。

    Wǒ bù hē kāfēi.

    I do not drink coffee.

  4. 米饭 mǐfàn

    cooked rice

    我喜欢吃米饭。

    Wǒ xǐhuan chī mǐfàn.

    I like eating rice.

  5. 饭 fàn

    meal; food

    我们一起吃饭吧。

    Wǒmen yìqǐ chī fàn ba.

    Let's eat together.

  6. 菜 cài

    dish; vegetables

    这个菜很好吃。

    Zhège cài hěn hǎochī.

    This dish is delicious.

  7. 水果 shuǐguǒ

    fruit

    我每天吃水果。

    Wǒ měitiān chī shuǐguǒ.

    I eat fruit every day.

  8. 苹果 píngguǒ

    apple

    这个苹果很大。

    Zhège píngguǒ hěn dà.

    This apple is big.

  9. 吃 chī

    to eat

    你想吃什么？

    Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?

    What would you like to eat?

  10. 喝 hē

    to drink

    我想喝水。

    Wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ.

    I would like to drink water.

  11. 喜欢 xǐhuan

    to like

    我喜欢这个菜。

    Wǒ xǐhuan zhège cài.

    I like this dish.

  12. 要 yào

    to want

    你要几个苹果？

    Nǐ yào jǐ ge píngguǒ?

    How many apples would you like?

Sentences, translations and practice: original Laowai teaching material. Pinyin shows the spoken tone changes of 一 and 不. Set membership uses the November 2025 examination syllabus; examples can contain words from other levels.

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