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Joghurt
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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Turkish strained yogurt
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Takeaway
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Cropped and resized

酸奶

suānnǎi
noun HSK 4 #7,256

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 yogurt

About the ingredient

奶制品 Dairy

Yogurt in China is usually sweetened and often thin enough to drink, sold chilled or in long-life packs that keep at room temperature. It is eaten as a snack and seldom cooked.

Contains milk

Also called  酸乳、 酸牛奶

Characters

Sour milk - yogurt.

Examples

HSK 2
Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang hē yì bēi suānnǎi.
I drink a cup of yogurt every morning.
HSK 6
Zhège suānnǎi shì cǎoméi wèi de.
This yogurt is strawberry flavored.
HSK 6
Suānnǎi duì chángwèi hǎo.
Yogurt is good for your digestive system.

Tips

culture
Yogurt in China is incredibly popular. Old Beijing yogurt (老北京酸奶) comes in distinctive small ceramic pots and is a famous street snack.

Stroke Order

酸 suān
奶 nǎi