高球杯

gāoqiúbēi

noun

Measure Word

一个高球杯 gè

Meanings

1 highball glass
2 tall straight-sided glass for mixed drinks

Characters

Examples

调酒师把威士忌倒进高球杯里。

Tiáojiǔshī bǎ wēishìjì dào jìn gāoqiúbēi lǐ.

The bartender poured the whiskey into a highball glass.

这套高球杯是水晶做的。

Zhè tào gāoqiúbēi shì shuǐjīng zuò de.

This set of highball glasses is made of crystal.

Tips

memory

高球 (highball) is the loanword for the cocktail style — spirit + larger volume of mixer. 杯 just adds 'glass'. Same construction as 香槟杯 'champagne flute'.

Stroke Order

高 gāo

球 qiú

杯 bēi