锅子 (guō zǐ) — pot, saucepan; hot pot (the dish or the cooking vessel)
Definition
Colloquial word for a cooking pot; also refers to the dish hot pot (similar to 火锅). The -子 suffix makes it everyday speech rather than the more neutral 锅.
noun
potsaucepanhot pot (the dish or the cooking vessel)
Measure word · 口
Examples
- 锅子，。Zhè ge guō zǐ tài dà le, wǒ ná bú dòng.This pot is too big; I can't carry it.
- 锅子。Dōng tiān wǒ men yì jiā rén zuì ài chī guō zǐ.In winter, our family loves eating hot pot the most.
- 锅子，。Tā bǎ guō zǐ fàng zài zào tái shàng, kāi shǐ zhǔ tāng.She put the pot on the stove and started making soup.
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