Usage note
酸奶表示发酵的牛奶。
suān nǎi biǎo shì fā jiào de niú nǎi。
Yogurt means fermented milk.
Context note
酸奶常和早餐、健康、饮料一起出现。
suān nǎi cháng hé zǎo cān 、 jiàn kāng 、 yǐn liào yì qǐ chū xiàn。
Yogurt often appears with breakfast, health, and drinks.
5 examples
我喜欢酸奶。
wǒ xǐ huan suān nǎi。
I like yogurt.
酸奶很凉。
suān nǎi hěn liáng。
Yogurt is very cold.
请给我一杯酸奶。
qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi suān nǎi。
Please give me a cup of yogurt.
酸奶有点酸。
suān nǎi yǒu diǎn suān。
Yogurt is a little sour.
早餐吃酸奶很好。
zǎo cān chī suān nǎi hěn hǎo。
Eating yogurt for breakfast is good.
5 mini stories
妈妈给我买了酸奶。
mā ma gěi wǒ mǎi le suān nǎi。
Mom bought yogurt for me.
我早上常喝酸奶。
wǒ zǎo shàng cháng hē suān nǎi。
I often drink yogurt in the morning.
这杯酸奶很新鲜。
zhè bēi suān nǎi hěn xīn xiān。
This cup of yogurt is very fresh.
他把酸奶放进冰箱。
tā bǎ suān nǎi fàng jìn bīng xiāng。
He put the yogurt into the fridge.
酸奶和水果一起吃很好。
suān nǎi hé shuǐ guǒ yì qǐ chī hěn hǎo。
Yogurt and fruit together taste good.
Mini dialogue
喝酸奶
A
冰箱里有酸奶，你想喝吗？
Bīngxiāng lǐ yǒu suān nǎi, nǐ xiǎng hē ma?
There's yogurt in the fridge. Do you want some?
B
太好了，我最喜欢草莓味的酸奶。
Tài hǎo le, wǒ zuì xǐhuan cǎoméi wèi de suān nǎi.
Great, I like strawberry-flavored yogurt the most.
买酸奶
A
我们去超市买点酸奶吧。
Wǒmen qù chāoshì mǎi diǎn suān nǎi ba.
Let's go to the supermarket to buy some yogurt.
B
好的，酸奶对身体好，我们多买几盒。
Hǎo de, suān nǎi duì shēntǐ hǎo, wǒmen duō mǎi jǐ hé.
Okay, yogurt is good for health. Let's buy a few more boxes.
Related words and contrasts
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牛奶
niúnǎi
cow's milk
The main ingredient of yogurt.
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饮料
yǐnliào
beverage; drink
Yogurt is a type of drink or snack.