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咖啡因

kā fēi yīn · ka fei yin

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  1. caffeine (loanword)
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Just the smell

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，晚上(wǎnshang)十(shí)点(diǎn)了(le)，你(nǐ)还(hái)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)？

    Dengdeng, it's ten at night and you're drinking coffee?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)要(yào)加班(jiābān)。

    Yes, I have to work overtime today.

  3. Liangliang

    咖啡因(kāfēiyīn)太(tài)多(duō)，你(nǐ)晚上(wǎnshang)睡着(shuìzháo)吗(ma)？

    With so much caffeine, can you sleep at night?

  4. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，我(wǒ)喝(hē)的(de)是(shì)没有(méiyǒu)咖啡因(kāfēiyīn)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    No problem. I'm drinking coffee without caffeine.

  5. Liangliang

    是吗(shìma)？没有(méiyǒu)咖啡因(kāfēiyīn)，你(nǐ)喝(hē)它(tā)干什么(gànshénme)？

    Really? Without caffeine, why drink it?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)咖啡(kāfēi)的(de)香味(xiāngwèi)，不(bù)要(yào)咖啡因(kāfēiyīn)。

    I like the smell of coffee. I don't need caffeine.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)刚(gāng)进(jìn)食(shí)了(le)那(nà)么(me)多(duō)咖(kā)啡(fēi)因(yīn)还(hái)睡(shuì)得(de)了(liǎo)觉(jiào)吗(ma)？

Will you be able to sleep with all that caffeine you've just had?

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)杯(bēi)浓(nóng)茶(chá)里(lǐ)的(de)咖(kā)啡(fēi)因(yīn)含(hán)量(liàng)很(hěn)高(gāo)，晚(wǎn)上(shang)别(bié)喝(hē)。

This cup of strong tea has a high caffeine content, so don't drink it at night.

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