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杯子

bēizi

cup, glass

cup, glass
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Characters in this word

杯 bēi

Strokes
8
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 不 no, not, un-
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

子 zi

Strokes
3
Radical
子 — son, child
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 杯子里有水。 Bēizi lǐ yǒu shuǐ. There's water in the cup.
  • 这个杯子很大。 Zhège bēizi hěn dà. This cup is very big.
  • 我的杯子在哪儿? Wǒ de bēizi zài nǎr? Where is my cup?
  • 这个杯子是新的。 Zhège bēizi shì xīn de. This cup is new.
  • 杯子里没有茶。 Bēizi lǐ méiyǒu chá. There is no tea in the cup.
  • 谁的杯子在这里? Shéi de bēizi zài zhèlǐ? Whose cup is here?
  • 这个杯子不大。 Zhège bēizi bú dà. This cup isn't very big.
  • 别用我的杯子。 Bié yòng wǒ de bēizi. Don't use my cup.
  • 你的杯子是白的吗? Nǐ de bēizi shì bái de ma? Is your cup white?
  • 妈妈洗了杯子。 Māma xǐ le bēizi. Mom washed the cup.

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