杯子 (bēi zi) — cup, glass (drinking vessel)
Definition
杯子 is the everyday word for a drinking cup or mug. Compared to 碗 (a bowl), 杯子 is taller, open-topped, and used for sipping drinks like water, tea, or coffee.
noun
cupglass (drinking vessel)
Measure word · 个, 只
Examples
- 杯子。Wǒ yǒu yì bēi zi.I have a cup.
- 杯子。Nà bēi zi shì xīn de.That cup is new.
- 杯子。Wǒ yào mǎi yí gè bēi zi.I want to buy a cup.
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