烧水壶

燒水壺

shāoshuǐhú

noun

Measure Word

一个烧水壶 gè

Meanings

1 kettle
2 electric kettle

Characters

to heat / to boil

Examples

我新买了一个烧水壶，烧水特别快。

Wǒ xīn mǎi le yí ge shāoshuǐhú, shāoshuǐ tèbié kuài.

I just got a new kettle — it boils water really fast.

请帮我把烧水壶里的水倒一下。

Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ shāoshuǐhú lǐ de shuǐ dào yíxià.

Please pour out the water from the kettle for me.

Tips

usage

In modern usage 烧水壶 almost always means an electric kettle (电热水壶). The traditional stovetop kettle is more often called 水壶 alone. Note Chinese homes use kettles primarily for tea and for filling 暖水瓶 (thermoses), not for instant coffee.

Stroke Order

烧 shāo

水 shuǐ

壶 hú