玻璃杯 (bō li bēi) — drinking glass, tumbler | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

drinking glasstumbler

Measure word · 个

Examples

玻璃杯。
Wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng yòng bō li bēi hē niú nǎi.
I drink milk from a glass every morning.
玻璃杯。
Chāo shì lǐ de bō li bēi hěn pián yi.
The glasses in the supermarket are very cheap.
，玻璃杯。
Xiǎo xīn diǎn, bié bǎ bō li bēi dǎ pò le.
Be careful, don't break the glass.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

玻璃glass

玻bō璃lí

“玻璃” names the glass material and “杯” names the cup, together describing a cup made of glass.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

王离璃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

王Written in full as玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

离

Same sound today

In 璃, the left side 王 is jade, written in full as 玉, and the right side 离 gives the sound lí.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木不杯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

不

不bù杯bēi

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

杯 is built from 木, meaning wood, and 不, which gives the sound.

Appears in

Kitchenware & Tableware

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