Meaning
bottle; (a measure word); vase; pitcher
Chinese: 瓶子。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ping” becomes a different word in each tone. 瓶 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 瓶子píng zibottle
- 花瓶huā píngflower vase; (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)
- 瓶颈píng jǐngneck of a bottle; (fig.) bottleneck; problem that impedes progress
- 气瓶qì pínggas cylinder; air bottle; air tank (diving)
- 电瓶diàn píngaccumulator; battery (for storing electricity)
Example Sentence
桌子上放着一瓶矿泉水。Zhuō zi shàng fàng zhe yì píng kuàng quán shuǐ.A bottle of mineral water is on the table.
桌子Zhuō zitable上shàngon放fàngto put着zhe(ongoing action)一yìone瓶píngbottle矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐmineral water。