酸奶
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
酸奶 (suānnǎi) · yogurt
酸奶 (suānnǎi) means “yogurt”. It is written with 2 characters: 酸 (sour) + 奶 (milk). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 酸奶 is built
The characters
酸 suān · sour
What 酸 is made of
- 酉yǒu — wine
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 兀wù — weak
- 夋qūn — to dawdle
- 厶sī — private
- 八bā — eight
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: Wine 酉 aged too long 夋; 夋 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
奶 nǎi · milk
What 奶 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 乃nǎi — then
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 女 gives the meaning, 乃 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我早饭喝了一杯酸奶。Wǒ zǎofàn hē le yī bēi suānnǎi.I had a cup of yogurt for breakfast.
冰箱里还有酸奶吗？Bīngxiāng lǐ hái yǒu suānnǎi ma?Is there any yogurt left in the fridge?
Questions about 酸奶
What does 酸奶 mean?
酸奶 (suānnǎi) means “yogurt”.
How do you pronounce 酸奶?
酸奶 is pronounced suānnǎi.
Which HSK level is 酸奶?
酸奶 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
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Learn 酸奶 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 88: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.