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Meaning of 瓢

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瓢
Pinyin: piáo
English Definition: dipper; ladle
Chinese Definition:
①舀水或取东西的工具,多用对半剖开的匏瓜或木头制成:瓢泼大雨。
②形状像瓢的:瓢虫。瓢儿菜。
Total strokes: 16; Radical: 瓜
Pictophonetic:票 indicates the sound; 瓜 (gourd) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 票 [ piào ] bank note; ticket; vote; a slip of paper
    • 瓜 [ guā ] melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
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Example Words
瓢虫 piáo chóng ladybug; ladybird
瓢泼大雨 piáo pō dà yǔ downpour (idiom)
照葫芦画瓢 zhào hú lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom); fig. to copy slavishly
秃瓢 tū piáo bald head (colloquial)
瓢泼 piáo pō (of rain) pouring
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Example Sentences
1
他们把脏锅碗瓢盆放在炉子上好几个星期
。
They leave dirty pots and pans on the stove for weeks.
2
抗议者敲打着锅碗瓢盆
,
指控希腊政府偷盗工人钱财
。
Protesters banged pots and pans - and accused the Greek government of stealing worker's money.
3
“
光着身子
,
外加有人把你的头砸开了瓢
,
”
我妈说
。
"Naked, plus somebody blammed you in the head, " says Mom.
4
显示美国经济仍在苦苦挣扎的种种迹象已经给股市回升势头泼了瓢凉水
。
Signs that the economy still is struggling have thrown cold water on the stock market's rally.
5
最近的经济数据已显示消费者支出增加和耐久财
(
耐用品
)
订单反弹的迹象
。
但周二公布的数据又为其泼上一瓢冷水
。
Recent economic reports had shown hints of a pickup in consumer spending and a rebound in durable goods orders. But the data on Tuesday was less reassuring.