烧杯

燒杯

shāobēi

noun #37,427

Measure Word

一个烧杯 gè

Meanings

1 beaker (laboratory glassware)

Characters

Examples

请把溶液倒进烧杯里。

Qǐng bǎ róngyè dào jìn shāobēi lǐ.

Please pour the solution into the beaker.

实验室有大小不同的烧杯。

Shíyànshì yǒu dà xiǎo bùtóng de shāobēi.

The lab has beakers of different sizes.

烧杯一般是耐热玻璃做的。

Shāobēi yìbān shì nài rè bōli zuò de.

Beakers are usually made of heat-resistant glass.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

烧 shāo

杯 bēi