瓶
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bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids
- HSK 3.0
- Level 2
- Old HSK
- Level 3
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 瓦 +6
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 瓶
- Common rank
- #1,250
- Unicode
- U+74F6
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Formation & memory
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Words with 瓶
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 电瓶车 | battery-powered vehicle | |
| 开瓶器 | bottle opener | |
| 热水瓶 | thermos bottle; vacuum bottle; hot water dispenser (appliance); CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 新瓶装旧酒 | old wine in a new bottle (idiom) | |
| 旧瓶装新酒 | lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework; (loan idiom from Matt… | |
| 保特瓶 | variant of 寶特瓶|宝特瓶[bao3 te4 ping2] | |
| 瓶装水 | bottled water | |
| 守口如瓶 | lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped; reticent; not breath… | |
| 水瓶座 | Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) | |
| 新瓶旧酒 | old wine in a new bottle (idiom) | |
| 金瓶梅词话 | Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious a… | |
| 开瓶费 | corkage fee | |
| 宝特瓶 | plastic bottle | |
| 瓶子 | bottle; CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 花瓶 | flower vase; (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but no… | |
| 安瓶 | ampoule (loanword) | |
| 气瓶 | gas cylinder; air bottle; air tank (diving) | |
| 电瓶 | accumulator; battery (for storing electricity) | |
| 保温瓶 | thermos | |
| 宝瓶座 | Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac); also called 水瓶座 |
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