法压壶

法壓壺

fǎyāhú

noun

Measure Word

一个法压壶 gè

Meanings

1 French press
2 press pot (coffee maker)

Characters

France (short for 法国)

Examples

用法压壶冲咖啡很简单。

Yòng fǎyāhú chōng kāfēi hěn jiǎndān.

Brewing coffee with a French press is really simple.

她送了我一个玻璃法压壶。

Tā sòng le wǒ yī ge bōli fǎyāhú.

She gave me a glass French press as a gift.

Tips

culture

法 here means 法国 (Fǎguó, France), so 法压壶 literally reads 'France-press-pot'—a calque of 'French press'. Compare 美式咖啡机 (American-style drip coffee maker) and 意式浓缩 (Italian-style espresso): coffee gear is often labelled by country of origin in Chinese.

Stroke Order

法 fǎ

压 yā

壶 hú