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How to Say ‘No ice, please’ in Traditional Chinese

去冰,謝謝

qù bīng xiè xiè

[qù bīng shyeh-shyeh]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Drink shops let you set both ice and sugar levels; other common options are 少冰 "less ice" and 微冰 "light ice".

Phrase Breakdown

去冰,

qù bīng

no ice

Taiwanese drink shops use this phrase. 去 here means 'remove': 'qù bīng'.

Example

我的紅茶要去冰。

I want my black tea with no ice.

Words in this phrase

去

qù

[qù]

to remove; without

When ordering drinks, 去 means to take something out, as in no ice.

Example

我的珍奶要去冰。

I want my bubble tea with no ice.

冰

bīng

[bīng]

ice

Ice; used when ordering drinks to specify ice level.

Example

請給我少冰。

Less ice, please.

謝謝

xiè xiè

[shyeh-shyeh]

thank you

A polite expression used to show gratitude.

Example

面試結束後別忘了說謝謝。

Don't forget to say thank you after the interview ends.

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