杯子 bēizi cup
cup, glass
How to remember 杯子: 杯 cup + 子 child = cup.
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How it is used
- Cup or glass - 一个杯子 (yí ge bēizi) a cup.
- 杯 is also the measure word for cupfuls: 一杯水 (yì bēi shuǐ) a glass of water, 一杯咖啡 a cup of coffee.
- So 杯子 is the object; 杯 counts servings.
Example sentences
- 杯子在桌上。 Bēizi zài zhuōshàng.The cup is on the table.
- 杯子里有水。 Bēizi lǐ yǒu shuǐ.There is water in the glass.
- 桌上放着一个杯子。 Zhuō shàng fàngzhe yí gè bēizi.There is a glass on the table.
- 杯子底裂了。 Bēizi dǐ liè le.The bottom of the cup is cracked.