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桶

tǒng
noun HSK 7 #3,720

Meanings

  1. 1 bucket; barrel; pail
  2. 2 measure word for barrel/bucket-fuls

Examples

他提了一桶水。
Tā tí le yì tǒng shuǐ.
He carried a bucket of water.
垃圾桶在门口。
Lājītǒng zài ménkǒu.
The trash can is at the doorway.
国际油价是按桶计算的。
Guójì yóujià shì àn tǒng jìsuàn de.
International oil prices are calculated per barrel.

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usage
Common compounds: 水桶 (water bucket), 垃圾桶 (trash can), 油桶 (oil drum/barrel), 马桶 (toilet). 桶 also works as a measure word: 一桶水 (a bucket of water), 一桶油 (a barrel of oil).

Stroke Order

桶 tǒng