How to write 咖啡 (kā fēi) in Chinese

咖啡 (pinyin: kā fēi, written "ka fei" or "kafei") means (loanword) coffee. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 咖啡.

Meaning

(loanword) coffee
CL:杯[bei1]

Stroke order

咖

啡

Character breakdown

咖kācoffee; used in transliterations 啡fēicoffee; morphine

Examples

谢谢张哥。请问咖啡机在哪里?我需要先来一杯。

xiè xie Zhāng gē. qǐng wèn kā fēi jī zài nǎ lǐ? wǒ xū yào xiān lái yì bēi.

Thanks, Brother Zhang. Where's the coffee machine? I need one first.

早上睡到自然醒,煮了一壶咖啡,看了两个小时的书。

zǎo shang shuì dào zì rán xǐng, zhǔ le yì hú kā fēi, kàn le liǎng ge xiǎo shí de shū.

Slept in until I woke up naturally, brewed a pot of coffee, read for two hours.

最后我决定坐在楼下的咖啡店等室友回来。点了一杯热茶,看着外面下雨。

zuì hòu wǒ jué dìng zuò zài lóu xià de kā fēi diàn děng shì yǒu huí lái. diǎn le yì bēi rè chá, kàn zhe wài miàn xià yǔ.

In the end I decided to wait at the coffee shop downstairs until my roommate came back. Ordered a cup of hot tea, watched the rain outside.

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