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How do you say "bottle" in Chinese?
瓶子
píng zi
In Chinese, "bottle" is 瓶子.
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Pronunciation
PING ZI. Ping has flat tone, zi is light. Keep ping level, zi is soft and quick.
Writing and usage
Two characters: 瓶 (ping) has 10 strokes with vessel radical meaning bottle or jar, 子 (zi) has 3 strokes as diminutive suffix.
Example sentence
瓶子里有水。
There is water in the bottle.
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How to remember 瓶子
Vessel small. A bottle is a small vessel or container.
Related words
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- hotdog 热狗 rè gǒu
- jar 罐子 guàn zi
- stove 烤箱 kǎo xiāng
- pizza 披萨 pī sa
- plastic wrap 保鲜膜 bǎo xiān mó
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Questions about 瓶子
How do you say "bottle" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "bottle" is 瓶子. It is a noun.
How is 瓶子 written in Chinese?
Two characters: 瓶 (ping) has 10 strokes with vessel radical meaning bottle or jar, 子 (zi) has 3 strokes as diminutive suffix.
How is 瓶子 used in a sentence?
Use 瓶子 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 瓶子里有水。 (There is water in the bottle.).
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