Definition
瓢 is a noun referring to a ladle or scoop traditionally made from a dried gourd (calabash) cut in half. In modern Chinese, it can also refer to any ladle-shaped object or a ladleful (a unit of volume). You'll see it in compounds like 水瓢 (water ladle) and 瓢泼大雨 (torrential rain, literally 'ladle-pouring rain').
n.
gourd ladlewooden dipperladleful (unit of volume)
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.
- 。Zhège mù piáo yòng le hěn duō nián le.This wooden ladle has been used for many years.
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