瓢 (piáo) — gourd ladle; wooden dipper; ladleful (unit of volume)
Definition
A gourd ladle or wooden dipper — traditionally carved from a dried gourd and used to scoop water or wine. Also serves as a measure word meaning 'one ladleful'.
noun
gourd ladlewooden dipperladleful (unit of volume)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 瓢。Tā yòng piáo cóng gāng lǐ yǎo le yì piáo shuǐ.He used a gourd ladle to scoop a ladleful of water from the vat.
- 瓢。Tā yòng piáo cóng gāng lǐ yǎo shuǐ.He uses a gourd ladle to scoop water from the vat.
- 。Zhè ge mù piáo yòng le hěn duō nián le.This wooden ladle has been used for many years.
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