How to Order Drinks at a Chinese Bar

5/9/2016
Updated:
5/9/2016

In China you can order just about the same selection of drinks at a bar as you can in English. They have a variety of translations for the names of Western drinks, here are some of the more common examples and the sentences you need to order...

Check out the video for a full explanation of the vocabulary

酒吧  Jiǔbā -  a Bar

你要喝甚麼? - Nǐ yào hē shénme? - What do you want to drink?

一杯 - Yībēi - One cup (of)...

兩杯 - Liǎngbēi - Two cups (of)...

三杯 - Sānbēi - Three cups

啤酒 - Píjiǔ - Beer

紅酒 - Hóngjiǔ - Red wine

香檳 - Xiāngbīn - Champagne

威士忌 - Wēishìjì - Whiskey

加冰塊 - Jiā bīngkuāi - add ice

不要冰塊 - Búyào bīngkuài - (I) don’t want ice

乾杯 - Gānbēi - Cheers! (lit. “dry cup”)