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瓶

píng · ping

Traditional 缾

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Meaning

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píng 瓶

  1. bottle
  2. vase
  3. pitcher
  4. classifier for wine and liquids

píng 缾

  1. variant of 瓶 (píng)
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Too much vinegar

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)，来(lái)两(liǎng)瓶(píng)醋(cù)。

    Boss, two bottles of vinegar, please.

  2. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，一(yī)瓶(píng)就(jiù)够(gòu)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, one bottle is enough.

  3. Dengdeng

    一(yī)瓶(píng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)，一(yī)瓶(píng)给(gěi)你(nǐ)。

    One bottle for me, one for you.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)家里(jiālǐ)已经(yǐjīng)有(yǒu)三(sān)瓶(píng)醋(cù)了(le)！

    But I already have three bottles at home!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)开(kāi)一家(yījiā)醋店(cùdiàn)吧(ba)。

    Then let's open a vinegar shop.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)瓶(píng)汽(qì)水(shuǐ)。

I want you to get me a soda.

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

02

酒(jiǔ)是(shì)灌(guàn)入(rù)瓶(píng)中(zhōng)的(de)诗(shī)。

Wine is poetry in bottles.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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