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花瓶

huā píng · hua ping

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Meaning

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  1. flower vase
  2. (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)
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A very big vase

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)花瓶(huāpíng)。

    I want to buy a vase.

  2. Liangliang

    买(mǎi)花瓶(huāpíng)？你(nǐ)有(yǒu)花(huā)吗(ma)？

    A vase? Do you have flowers?

  3. Dengdeng

    还(hái)没有(méiyǒu)。我(wǒ)先(xiān)买(mǎi)花瓶(huāpíng)，再(zài)买(mǎi)花(huā)。

    Not yet. I'll buy the vase first, then flowers.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)这个(zhège)红色(hóngsè)的(de)花瓶(huāpíng)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How about this red vase?

  5. Dengdeng

    好看(hǎokàn)！不过(bùguò)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，花(huā)放进去(fàngjìnqù)会(huì)找不到(zhǎobudào)路(lù)。

    Pretty! But it's so big the flowers would get lost inside.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)得(děi)买(mǎi)三十(sānshí)朵(duǒ)花(huā)。

    Then we'll have to buy thirty flowers.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)拿(ná)了(le)其(qí)中(zhōng)一(yí)个(gè)玻(bō)璃(li)花(huā)瓶(píng)。

She picked up one of the glass vases.

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

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)把(bǎ)花(huā)瓶(píng)放(fàng)在(zài)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)。

Tom put the vase on the table.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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