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How do you say "water tub" in Chinese?
水盆
shuǐ pén
In Chinese, "water tub" is 水盆.
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Pronunciation
SHUI PEN. Shui has a falling tone, pen is flat. Drop down into shui, then hold pen steady at the top.
Writing and usage
Two characters: 水 (shui) has 4 strokes and is the water radical itself, 盆 (pen) has 11 strokes with the vessel radical showing a container.
Example sentence
盆里有很多水。
There is a lot of water in the tub.
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How to remember 水盆
Water plus pot equals water pot. The vessel radical in pen is easy to spot and suggests a container for holding things.
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Questions about 水盆
How do you say "water tub" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "water tub" is 水盆. It is a noun.
How is 水盆 written in Chinese?
Two characters: 水 (shui) has 4 strokes and is the water radical itself, 盆 (pen) has 11 strokes with the vessel radical showing a container.
How is 水盆 used in a sentence?
Use 水盆 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 盆里有很多水。 (There is a lot of water in the tub.).
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