烧杯 (shāobēi): beaker (laboratory glassware)

Measure Word

一个烧杯 gè

Meanings

1 beaker (laboratory glassware)

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

实验室有大小不同的烧杯。

Shíyànshì yǒu dàxiǎo bùtóng de shāobēi.

The lab has beakers of different sizes.

HSK 7-9

请把溶液倒进烧杯里。

Qǐng bǎ róngyè dào jìn shāobēi lǐ.

Please pour the solution into the beaker.

HSK 7-9

烧杯一般是耐热玻璃做的。

Shāobēi yìbān shì nàirè bōli zuò de.

Beakers are usually made of heat-resistant glass.

Tips

memory

Literally 'burn-cup': 烧 'burn/heat' + 杯 'cup' - a cup you can heat. Captures exactly what makes a beaker different from a regular drinking cup.

Stroke Order

烧 shāo

杯 bēi

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烧毁 shāohuǐ HSK 7-9 #6,839

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烧瓶 shāopíng #35,962

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杯子 bēizi HSK 1 #3,817

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cheers! / bottoms up!

发烧 fāshāo HSK 4 #5,839

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cup; glass / measure word for cups/glasses of liquid