Chinese Word of the Day

玻璃杯
bō lí bēi

glass

Definitions

Chinese > English
玻璃杯	bōlibēi
1. n. glass (for drinking); tumbler
English > Chinese
glass
1. 玻璃
Components
玻	bō
1. Used in 玻璃 (glass, short=y)
2. (Used in transliterations.)
3. Short for 玻利維亞, Bolivia
中玻關係 - tr=Zhōng–Bō guānxì, Bolivia–China relations
璃	lí
1. Only used in 玻璃 (, 琉璃)
杯	bēi
1. drinkware; cup; glass; mug
杯子zi - drinkware; cup; glass
2. cup; trophy
世界杯 - world cup
3. alcoholic drink
貪杯 - to drink alcohol excessively
一杯茶 - a cup of tea
還想喝一杯嗎？ - Would you like another drink?
一大杯水 - a huge glass of water
一杯雪糕 - a cup of ice cream
4. (Cantonese, Min Dong, Min Nan) moon blocks (divination device)
5. usage. Nowadays, the variant character 盃 is chiefly used as sense 2, "cup, trophy".
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