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壶

hú · hu

Traditional 壺

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. pot
  2. classifier for bottled liquid
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The pot with no tea

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)壶(hú)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)，是(shì)新(xīn)买(mǎi)的(de)吗(ma)？

    This pot is so pretty. Is it new?

  2. Dengdeng

    是啊(shìa)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)用(yòng)它(tā)泡茶(pàochá)。

    Yes. I want to use it to make tea.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)先(xiān)烧水(shāoshuǐ)吧(ba)。壶(hú)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)水(shuǐ)吗(ma)？

    Then boil some water first. Is there water in the pot?

  4. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，满满(mǎnmǎn)一(yī)壶(hú)。可是(kěshì)……茶叶(cháyè)呢(ne)？

    Yes, a full pot. But... where are the tea leaves?

  5. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我们(wǒmen)喝(hē)热水(rèshuǐ)吧(ba)。

    Never mind. We will drink hot water.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，今天(jīntiān)的(de)茶(chá)就是(jiùshì)热水(rèshuǐ)。

    Fine. Today, the tea is hot water.

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2 examples
01

鲍(bào)伯(bó)把(bǎ)这(zhè)个(ge)壶(hú)装(zhuāng)满(mǎn)了(le)水(shuǐ)。

Bob filled the pot with water.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

壶(hú)里(lǐ)面(miàn)没(méi)有(yǒu)砂(shā)糖(táng)了(le)。

There is no sugar left in the pot.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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