杯
子

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The word "杯子" is formed by combining the character "杯", which depicts a drinking vessel and means "cup", with the character "子", which acts as a suffix to create a concrete, everyday noun. The addition of "子" to "杯" specifies the term as a tangible object, resulting in the common word for "cup" in modern Chinese.

Example Sentences Hide

这个杯子是新的。

Zhè gè bēi zi shì xīn de.

This cup is new.

妈妈把杯子放在桌子上。

Mā ma bǎ bēi zi fàng zài zhuō zi shàng.

Mom put the cup on the table.

我用蓝色的杯子喝水。

Wǒ yòng lán sè de bēi zi hē shuǐ.

I drink water using the blue cup.

我需要买一个喝咖啡的杯子。

Wǒ xū yào mǎi yí gè hē kā fēi de bēi zi.

I need to buy a cup for drinking coffee.

请小心地拿那个玻璃杯子。

Qǐng xiǎo xīn de ná nà gè bō li bēi zi.

Please carefully pick up that glass cup.

Word Definition - 杯子

bēi zi cup; glass; CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]

Individual Character Details

杯 bēi, bēi, bēi
子 zǐ, zi