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可乐

kě lè · ke le

Traditional 可樂

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. amusing
  2. entertaining
  3. (loanword) cola
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In a conversation

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Cola bubbles

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)要(yào)喝(hē)什么(shénme)？

    What do you want to drink?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)要(yào)一杯(yībēi)冰(bīng)可乐(kělè)。

    An iced cola for me.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)要(yào)少(shǎo)喝(hē)可乐(kělè)吗(ma)？

    Did you not say you would drink less cola?

  4. Dengdeng

    是(shì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)要(yào)一杯(yībēi)，不(bù)要(yào)两杯(liǎngbēi)。

    Yes, so I only want one, not two.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)面前(miànqián)已经(yǐjīng)有(yǒu)两杯(liǎngbēi)可乐(kělè)了(le)。

    But you already have two colas in front of you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

与(yǔ)其(qí)喝(hē)可(kě)乐(lè)，倒(dào)不(bù)如(rú)喝(hē)香(xiāng)槟(bīn)。

Instead of drinking cola, why not drink champagne?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

可(kě)以(yǐ)给(gěi)我(wǒ)来(lái)两(liǎng)个(gè)汉(hàn)堡(bǎo)和(hé)一(yì)杯(bēi)可(kě)乐(lè)吗(ma)？谢(xiè)谢(xie)。

Can I have two hamburgers and a coke, please?

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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可
kě

(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit

乐
lè

happy; cheerful

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