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The word "苏打" is formed via phonetic transliteration from the English word "soda", where the character "苏" is used to approximate the sound "so" and "打" approximates the sound "da", resulting in a compound term that denotes sodium carbonate or soda in Chinese.

Example Sentences Hide

我喜欢喝苏打水。

Wǒ xǐhuān hē sūdǎshuǐ.

I like to drink soda water.

妈妈买了一瓶苏打水。

Māmā mǎi le yì píng sūdǎshuǐ.

Mom bought a bottle of soda water.

在炎热的夏天，冰镇苏打水很解渴。

Zài yánrè de xiàtiān, bīngzhèn sūdǎshuǐ hěn jiěkě.

In the hot summer, chilled soda water is very thirst-quenching.

小苏打可以用来烘焙面包。

Xiǎo sūdǎ kěyǐ yòng lái hōngbèi miànbāo.

Baking soda can be used to bake bread.

为了健康，他决定用苏打水代替含糖饮料。

Wèile jiànkāng, tā juédìng yòng sūdǎshuǐ dàitì hántáng yǐnliào.

For health reasons, he decided to replace sugary drinks with soda water.

Word Definition - 苏打

sū dá (loanword) soda; (loanword) carbonated drink; soft drink

Individual Character Details

苏 sū, sū, sū, sū, sū
打 dá, dǎ