甁 (píng) — bottle (variant of 瓶)
Definition
甁 is a rare literary variant of 瓶 ('bottle'). Learners will almost always see 瓶 in modern text; treat 甁 as an alternate form found in older or formal writing.
noun
bottle (variant of 瓶)
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 瓶pínglook-alike(bound form) bottle, vase, flask
- 凭píngsound-alike(preposition) on the basis of, by means of
- 平píngsound-alike(adjective) flat, level, smooth
- 评píngsound-aliketo evaluate, to judge, to comment on (the quality or merit of)
- 呯píngsound-alikebang (sound of a gunshot, gong, or explosion)
- 坪píngsound-alikea unit of land area (approx. 3.3 m², used in Taiwan and Japan)
Examples
- 甁。Zhè ge píng shì bō li zuò de.This bottle is made of glass.
- 甁。Tā bǎ píng lǐ de shuǐ dǎo chū lái le.He poured out the water from the bottle.
- 甁。Zhè píng zhuāng yǒu wǔ bǎi háo shēng de guǒ zhī.This bottle contains 500 ml of juice.
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