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杯子

bēi zi · bei zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Measure words: 个 gè, 只 zhī

Meaning

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  1. cup
  2. glass
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In a conversation

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The cheap cup

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)杯子(bēizi)真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)！

    This cup is really pretty!

  2. Liangliang

    是啊(shìa)，我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)在(zài)夜市(yèshì)买(mǎi)的(de)。

    Yes, I bought it at the night market yesterday.

  3. Dengdeng

    杯子(bēizi)里(lǐ)能(néng)放(fàng)多少(duōshao)水(shuǐ)？

    How much water fits in the cup?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)不知道(bùzhīdào)，我们(wǒmen)试试(shìshì)。

    I do not know either. Let us try.

  5. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，杯子(bēizi)漏水(lòushuǐ)了(le)！

    Oh no, the cup leaks!

  6. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)这么(zhème)便宜(piányi)。

    No wonder it was so cheap.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)牛(niú)奶(nǎi)倒(dào)到(dào)杯(bēi)子(zi)里(lǐ)了(le)。

He poured the milk into the glass.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)杯(bēi)子(zi)里(lǐ)盛(chéng)着(zhe)水(shuǐ)。

This glass contains water.

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

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杯
bēi

cup; trophy cup

子
zǐ

son; child

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