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酒杯 (jiǔ bēi) — wine glass, wine cup

Definition

noun
wine glasswine cup
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ，。
    Tā bǎ jiǔ bēi dào mǎn, rán hòu hē le yì kǒu.
    He filled his wine glass and then took a sip.
  • 酒杯。
    Zhè xiē jiǔ bēi shì péng you sòng gěi wǒ de jié hūn lǐ wù.
    These wine glasses are a wedding gift from a friend.
  • 酒杯，。
    Tā qīng qīng ná qǐ jiǔ bēi, wén le wén jiǔ de xiāng qì.
    She gently picked up the wine glass and smelled the aroma of the wine.

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.

酒jiǔwine
杯bēicup

酒 names wine and 杯 names a cup, giving a cup for wine.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
酉
酉yǒu酒jiǔ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

酒 pairs 酉, the original picture for this word, with 水 (water), added later to distinguish it.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
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.

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Appears in
Alcohol & TobaccoKitchenware & Tableware

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