(bēi) — (classifier) cup of (a drink); glass of; a — used for liquids served in cups or glasses

Definition

Measure word for a cup or glass of a drink — used with liquids like 茶, 啤酒, 红酒. The note 'variant of 杯[bei1]' in the dictionary is misleading: this is the same 杯, only the measure-word sense.

classifier
cup of (a drink)glass ofa — used for liquids served in cups or glasses

Examples

  • Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi chá.
    Please give me a cup of tea.
  • Tā hē le sān bēi pí jiǔ.
    He drank three glasses of beer.
  • Měi tiān hē yì bēi hóng jiǔ duì shēn tǐ yǒu hǎo chù.
    Drinking a glass of red wine every day is good for your health.

Grammar

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