Meaning of 瓶
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- bottle
- vase
- pitcher
- classifier for wine and liquids
Measure word: 個|个
- variant of 瓶[ping2]
How to use 瓶
As a noun, 瓶 usually appears in words like 瓶子 (píngzi, bottle) or 花瓶 (huāpíng, vase). As a measure word it counts bottled things like water, beer or wine. 请给我一瓶水。(Qǐng gěi wǒ yì píng shuǐ.) Please give me a bottle of water.
瓶 is built from 并 (bìng) on the left, which also hints at the sound píng, and 瓦 (wǎ, pottery) on the right. Picture clay pottery 瓦 shaped into a container: a bottle or vase.
Common mistake: Learners often write 瓦 on the right as 瓜 (guā, melon) or miscount its strokes, since the two look similar. Also, when counting, say 一瓶水 (yì píng shuǐ), not 一个瓶水. The measure word 瓶 replaces 个.
瓶 in example sentences
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瓶 píng · bottle · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 瓶.
| 瓶子 | píngzi | bottle |
| 花瓶 | huāpíng | flower vase; (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but no |
| 瓶颈 | píngjǐng | neck of a bottle; (fig.) bottleneck |
| 守口如瓶 | shǒukǒurúpíng | lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped; reticent |
| 奶瓶 | nǎipíng | baby's feeding bottle |
| 开瓶器 | kāipíngqì | bottle opener |
| 药瓶 | yàopíng | medicine bottle |
| 瓶装 | píngzhuāng | bottled |
Questions about 瓶
What does 瓶 mean?
瓶 (píng) means "bottle; vase" and is used as a noun and measure word.
How do you write 瓶?
瓶 is made of 1 character: 瓶 (10 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 瓶 an HSK word?
Yes. 瓶 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 瓶 and 瓶子?
瓶子 (píngzi) is the everyday standalone noun for a bottle, as in 这个瓶子 (zhège píngzi, this bottle). 瓶 alone is mainly used as a measure word or inside compounds like 奶瓶 (nǎipíng, baby bottle).
How is 瓶 used figuratively?
瓶颈 (píngjǐng), literally the neck of a bottle, means a bottleneck in work or progress. The idiom 守口如瓶 (shǒu kǒu rú píng) describes someone who keeps secrets tightly, like a sealed bottle.