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Usages of yǐnliào
她 喜欢 在 厨房 做饭， 在 客厅 看 电视， 有时候 打开 冰箱 找 饮料。tā xǐhuan zài chúfáng zuòfàn, zài kètīng kàn diànshì, yǒushíhou dǎkāi bīngxiāng zhǎo yǐnliào.
She likes cooking in the kitchen, watching TV in the living room, and sometimes opening the fridge to look for drinks.
超市 里 的 饮料 很 多， 蔬菜 也 很 新鲜。chāoshì lǐ de yǐnliào hěn duō, shūcài yě hěn xīnxiān.
There are many drinks in the supermarket, and the vegetables are also very fresh.
冰箱 里 有 很多 水果 和 饮料。bīngxiāng lǐ yǒu hěnduō shuǐguǒ hé yǐnliào.
There are many fruits and drinks in the refrigerator.
请 你 打开 冰箱， 拿 一点儿 饮料 来。qǐng nǐ dǎkāi bīngxiāng, ná yìdiǎnr yǐnliào lái.
Please open the fridge and bring some drinks.
公交站 旁边 有 一 家 超市， 很 多 人 在 那里 买 饮料。gōngjiāozhàn pángbiān yǒu yí jiā chāoshì, hěn duō rén zài nàli mǎi yǐnliào.
There’s a supermarket next to the bus stop, and many people buy drinks there.
她 从来 不 给 孩子 喝 太 甜 的 饮料， 让 他 少 吃 糖 更 健康。tā cónglái bù gěi háizi hē tài tián de yǐnliào, ràng tā shǎo chī táng gèng jiànkāng.
She never lets her child drink very sweet drinks, making him eat less sugar so he’ll be healthier.
这 个 冰箱 是 用来 放 水果 和 饮料 的。zhè gè bīngxiāng shì yònglái fàng shuǐguǒ hé yǐnliào de.
This refrigerator is used to store fruit and drinks.
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