Writing
咖啡 (kāfēi) — how to say "coffee" in Chinese
咖啡
Coffee
noun
Character composition
咖
represents kā in a borrowed word
啡
represents fēi in a borrowed word
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
Collocations
喝咖啡
hē kāfēi
to drink coffee
一杯咖啡
yì bēi kāfēi
a cup of coffee
Examples
早上我想喝一杯咖啡。
In the morning I want to drink a cup of coffee.
我喝咖啡
I drink coffee.
Mnemonic
[kāfēi-] Caffeine Cat 🐱 is at her favorite café, watching as a pot of black 咖啡 coffee spills over the table. She tries to catch every drop of 咖啡 with her tongue, but only the scent remains on the tiles.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "coffee" in Chinese?
"coffee" in Chinese is 咖啡 (kāfēi).
咖啡 meaning in English
咖啡 (kāfēi) means "Coffee".
Coffee in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced kāfēi (written as kafei). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Coffee in Chinese characters
It is written 咖啡: 咖 has 8 strokes, 啡 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 咖啡?
咖啡 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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