noun HSK 3
yogurt · sour milk
Meaning
酸奶 literally means 'sour milk' and refers to yogurt or fermented milk products. It's a common breakfast food and snack in China, widely available in supermarkets and convenience stores in various flavors and styles.
Usage
Native speakers use 酸奶 to refer to any type of yogurt, from traditional plain yogurt to modern flavored drinking yogurts. It's commonly paired with measure words like 瓶 (bottle) or 杯 (cup). Chinese yogurt culture includes both thick spoonable varieties and thin drinkable ones, with the latter being especially popular.
Examples
- 01我每天早上都喝一瓶酸奶。.I drink a bottle of yogurt every morning.
- 02这个酸奶是草莓味的，很好吃。, .This yogurt is strawberry flavored and tastes very good.
Characters
Measure words
- 瓶一瓶酸奶
- 杯两杯酸奶
- 盒三盒酸奶
Common collocations
- 喝酸奶to drink yogurt
- 一瓶酸奶a bottle of yogurt
- 酸奶机yogurt maker
- 水果酸奶fruit yogurt
Origin
The word is a direct descriptive compound combining 'sour' and 'milk' to describe the fermented dairy product.