玻璃瓶

bōlipíng

noun #29,469

Measure Word

一个玻璃瓶 gè

Meanings

1 glass bottle

Characters

glass (phonetic component of 玻璃)

glass (phonetic component of 玻璃)

bottle; vase; jar

Examples

别把玻璃瓶扔在地上，容易划伤人。

Bié bǎ bōlipíng rēng zài dìshàng, róngyì huāshāng rén.

Don't throw glass bottles on the ground — they can easily cut people.

她把花插进一个玻璃瓶里。

Tā bǎ huā chājìn yīgè bōlipíng lǐ.

She put the flowers into a glass bottle.

Tips

memory

玻璃 (glass) + 瓶 (bottle) = glass bottle. 瓶 alone means bottle; add 玻璃 to specify the material. Compare 塑料瓶 (plastic bottle) and 铁罐 (tin can).

Stroke Order

玻 bō

璃 lí

瓶 píng