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bēi

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bēi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bēi | bei1
English translation
trophy cup
cup
classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
variant of bēi [bēi]
cup, glass; measure word for liquids

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About bēi

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

bēi

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Isolated measure word / 量词 liàng cí Liàngcí

Learning hint

tree

Etymology of bēi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木不

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using bēi

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必须 bìxū tuō diào 这些 zhè xiē 湿 shī 衣服 yīfu ,然后 ránhòu lái bēi gān 提尼.

I must get out of these wet clothes and into a dry martini.

zài 转角 zhuǎn jiǎo chǔ de 餐饮 cān yǐn tān le bēi 百事可乐 Bǎi shì Kě lè .

I had a pepsi at a refreshment booth round the corner.

酒杯 jiǔ bēi 丁零 shēng diào zài 地上 dì shang .

The wine glass dropped to the floor with a tinkle.

他们 tā men 那些 nà xiē yín 杯子 bēizi 熔化 róng huà kāi le .

They melted down the silver cups.

tài le , le 满满 mǎn mǎn 纸杯 zhǐ bēi de 果汁 guǒzhī .

I was so thirsty I drank a whole carton of juice.

Words with bēi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
bēi cup bēi
世界杯 Shì jiè bēi World Cup世界杯 Shì jiè bēi
干杯 gānbēi to drink a toast乾杯
杯子 bēizi cup杯子 bēizi
奖杯 jiǎng bēi trophy cup獎杯
酒杯 jiǔ bēi wine cup酒杯 jiǔ bēi
亚洲杯 Yà zhōu bēi Asian Cup亞洲杯
举杯 jǔ bēi to drink a toast舉杯
纸杯 zhǐ bēi paper cup紙杯
茶杯 chá bēi teacup茶杯 chá bēi
玻璃杯 bō li bēi drinking glass玻璃杯 bō li bēi
杯水车薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure杯水車薪
烧杯 shāo bēi beaker (glassware)燒杯
戴维斯杯 Dài wéi sī bēi Davis Cup (international tennis team competition)戴維斯杯
捧杯 pěng bēi to come out top捧杯 pěng bēi
超级杯 Chāo jí bēi Super Cup (various sports)超級杯
汤姆斯杯 Tāng mǔ sī Bēi Thomas Cup (international badminton team competition)湯姆斯杯
贪杯 tān bēi to drink in excess貪杯
高脚杯 gāo jiǎo bēi goblet高腳杯
交杯酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony交杯酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ
杯垫 bēi diàn (beverage) coaster杯墊
量杯 liáng bēi measuring cup量杯 liáng bēi

bēi Decomposition & Compounds

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bēi Decomposition

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