Chinese Word: 瓶 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

瓶HSK 3

Pinyin: píng

English Definition: bottle; vase; pitcher; Classifiers: 个 ; classifier for wine and liquids

Chinese Definition:
①口小腹大的器皿，多为瓷或玻璃做成，通常用来盛液体：瓶子。酒瓶。花瓶。
②量词，用于瓶装的东西：两瓶啤酒。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 瓦

Pictophonetic:并 indicates the sound; 瓦 (pottery) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 并 [ bìng ] to combine, to annex; also, what's more
- 瓦 [ wǎ ] tile; pottery, earthenware

Similar Characters: 甁

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瓶颈	píng jǐng	bottleneck
花瓶	huā píng	flower vase; fig. just a pretty face; Classifiers: 对
瓶装	píng zhuāng	bottled
热水瓶	rè shuǐ píng	thermos bottle; vacuum bottle; hot water dispenser (appliance); Classifiers: 个
药瓶	yào píng	medicine bottle

1		tā 他 hái yǒu 还有 yī píng 一瓶 shuǐ 水。 He still has a bottle of water.
2		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 yī píng 一瓶 pí jiǔ 啤酒。 I would like a bottle of beer.
3		wǒ 我 yào 要 qù 去 mǎi 买 liǎng píng 两瓶 shuǐ 水。 I'm going to buy two bottles of water.
4		wǒ 我 yào 要 qù 去 mǎi 买 yī píng 一瓶 shuǐ 水。 I want to buy a bottle of water.
5		tā 他 dǎ kāi 打开 le 了 yī píng 一瓶 kě lè 可乐。 He opened a bottle of cola.

1		tā 他 hái yǒu 还有 yī píng 一瓶 shuǐ 水。 He still has a bottle of water.
2		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 yī píng 一瓶 pí jiǔ 啤酒。 I would like a bottle of beer.
3		wǒ 我 yào 要 qù 去 mǎi 买 liǎng píng 两瓶 shuǐ 水。 I'm going to buy two bottles of water.
4		wǒ 我 yào 要 qù 去 mǎi 买 yī píng 一瓶 shuǐ 水。 I want to buy a bottle of water.
5		tā 他 dǎ kāi 打开 le 了 yī píng 一瓶 kě lè 可乐。 He opened a bottle of cola.