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不要冰,谢谢。

No ice, please.
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Practice path

Make this line survive without the page.

Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.

0/4 recalled Next: hear it cold. Continue next step

Scene

When to use it

Ordering a drink without ice.

Risk

safe

If the shop uses set ice levels, you may also hear 去冰 for no ice.

Literal

Do not want ice, thanks.

不要 + item is one of the most useful beginner ordering patterns. 冰 is short and very common in drink shops.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

Run the 4-step recall
01 I want one milk tea, no ice.
02 Can I have it without ice?

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A Do you want ice?
B No ice, please.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 No ice.
02 Less ice.

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · What does 不要冰,谢谢。 mean?

Answer: No ice, please.

不要 means do not want; 冰 means ice.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 不要冰。

Answer: bú yào bīng

不 changes to bú before fourth-tone 要.

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03 · Which line asks for no ice?

Answer: 不要冰,谢谢。

不要冰 is direct and common when ordering drinks.

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