啡 (fēi): (used in loanwords for its phonetic value)
啡 (fēi) is a Chinese character meaning “(used in loanwords for its phonetic value).” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 非 (phonetic). It ranks #2259 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 啡 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- (used in loanwords for its phonetic value)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 啡
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咖啡店 | kā fēi diàn | café |
| 吗啡 | mǎ fēi | morphine (loanword) |
| 咖啡馆 | kā fēi guǎn | café |
| 咖啡因 | kā fēi yīn | caffeine (loanword) |
| 咖啡豆 | kā fēi dòu | coffee beans |
| 咖啡壶 | kā fēi hú | coffee pot |
| 咖啡屋 | kā fēi wū | coffee house |
| 咖啡色 | kā fēi sè | coffee color |
| 脑内啡 | nǎo nèi fēi | endorphin |
| 内啡素 | nèi fēi sù | endorphin |
| 卡布其诺咖啡 | kǎ bù qí nuò kā fēi | cappuccino coffee |
| 无咖啡因 | wú kā fēi yīn | decaffeinated |
| 美式咖啡 | měi shì kā fēi | caffè americano |
| 脱咖啡因 | tuō kā fēi yīn | decaffeinated |
| 咖啡馆儿 | kā fēi guǎn r | erhua form of 咖啡館|咖啡馆[ka1 fei1 guan3] |
啡 appears in 33 compound words: 3 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 52 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 啡 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
他啡才很好，能言善辩，是个出色的律师。
tā fēi cái hěn hǎo , néng yán shàn biàn , shì gě chū sè de lǜ shī .
He's quite talented, articulate, and an outstanding lawyer.
超商WBC好康 咖啡饮品买1送1 应援周边限量0元
chāo shāng W B C hǎo kāng kā fēi yǐn pǐn mǎi 1 sòng 1 yīng yuán zhōu biān xiàn liàng 0 yuán
Supermarket WBC good deals, buy 1 get 1 free coffee drinks, support peripherals are limited to 0 yuan
旅游网红教“饭店咖啡机洗内裤”炎上 IG回应了
lǚ yóu wǎng hóng jiào fàn diàn kā fēi jī xǐ nèi kù yán shàng I G huí yīng le
Travel Internet celebrities teach "hotel coffee machine washing underwear" on IG responded
科学家突破超疏水材料热稳定性难题,让热咖啡、热牛奶不再粘壁
kē xué jiā tū pò chāo shū shuǐ cái liào rè wěn dìng xìng nán tí , ràng rè kā fēi , rè niú nǎi bù zài nián bì
Scientists have broken through the problem of thermal stability of superhydrophobic materials, so that hot coffee and hot milk no longer stick to the wall
每天喝咖啡和茶 失智风险最高降三成
měi tiān hē kā fēi hé chá shī zhì fēng xiǎn zuì gāo jiàng sān chéng
Drinking coffee and tea every day reduces the risk of dementia by up to 30%
独家/疑不满出餐太慢! 复古咖啡厅男乱泼美式
dú jiā yí bù mǎn chū cān tài màn ! fù gǔ kā fēi tīng nán luàn pō měi shì
Exclusive/Suspected that the food is too slow! Retro café men splash American style
咖啡里加了什么呀？
Kāfēi lǐ jiā le shénme ya?
What's in the coffee?
汤姆对咖啡因有依赖，是吗？
Tāngmǔ duì kāfēiyīn yǒu yīlài, shì ma?
Tom has a caffeine dependency, doesn't he?
你们有提供不同尺寸的咖啡壶吗？
Nǐmen yǒu tígōng bù tóng chǐcun de kāfēihú ma?
Do you offer coffee pots in different sizes?
你们也有贩售咖啡壶配件吗？
Nǐmen yě yǒu fànshòu kāfēihú pèijiàn ma?
Do you sell coffee pot accessories too?
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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