咖啡kā fēi(loanword) coffee
咖啡 (kā fēi) means "coffee." It is a loanword for the drink. 我要喝咖啡 says I want to drink coffee. 这家店有咖啡 says this shop has coffee. 请给我咖啡 says please give me some coffee. 我不喝咖啡,我喝水 says I do not drink coffee, I drink water. Each example uses that same meaning.
What does 咖啡 mean?
- 1.
(loanword) coffeenoun
What do the characters in 咖啡 mean?
- 咖(bound form) coffee; café
- 啡(used in loanwords for its phonetic value)
How do you use 咖啡?
咖啡 is the drink, and a serving can be 一杯咖啡.
Patterns
喝 + 咖啡
我要喝咖啡。
Wǒ yào hē kāfēi.
I want to drink coffee.
店 + 有 + 咖啡
这家店有咖啡。
Zhè jiā diàn yǒu kāfēi.
This shop has coffee.
给 + Person + 咖啡
请给我咖啡。
Qǐng gěi wǒ kāfēi.
Please give me some coffee.
What are some examples of 咖啡 in a sentence?
How is 咖啡 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
前面有一家店。你想喝咖啡吗?
Qiánmiàn yǒu yì jiā diàn. Nǐ xiǎng hē kāfēi ma?
There is a shop ahead. Do you want coffee?
- Speaker B:
想。我们进去吧。
Xiǎng. Wǒmen jìnqù ba.
Yes. Let's go in.
- Speaker A:
好。你喝咖啡,我喝水。
Hǎo. Nǐ hē kāfēi, wǒ hē shuǐ.
All right. You have coffee, and I will have water.
- Speaker B:
好,我喝咖啡。
Hǎo, wǒ hē kāfēi.
All right, I will have coffee.
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Related words
- 喝hēto drinkHSK 1
- 水shuǐwaterHSK 1
- 店diàn(bound form) shop; storeHSK 1
- 买mǎito buy; to purchaseHSK 1
- 请qǐngplease (do sth)HSK 1
- 要yàoto want; to need; to ask forHSK 1
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.