茶杯

chábēi

noun #22,371

Measure Word

一只茶杯 zhī

Meanings

1 teacup
2 tea glass
3 cup
4 mug

Characters

Examples

她端着一只白色的茶杯走进来。

Tā duānzhe yī zhī báisè de chábēi zǒu jìnlái.

She walked in holding a white teacup.

这套茶杯是景德镇的青花瓷。

Zhè tào chábēi shì Jǐngdézhèn de qīnghuā cí.

This set of teacups is blue-and-white porcelain from Jingdezhen.

Tips

memory

茶 (tea) + 杯 (cup). The character 杯 appears in 水杯 (water cup), 咖啡杯 (coffee cup), and 酒杯 (wine glass) — all drinks use 杯.

Stroke Order

茶 chá

杯 bēi