怀表

懷錶

huáibiǎo

noun #11,597

Measure Word

一块怀表 kuài

Meanings

1 pocket watch

Characters

bosom; to carry in one's pocket

Examples

爷爷把他的怀表传给了我。

Yéye bǎ tā de huáibiǎo chuán gěi le wǒ.

Grandfather passed his pocket watch down to me.

这块怀表已经有一百年的历史了。

Zhè kuài huáibiǎo yǐjīng yǒu yī bǎi nián de lìshǐ le.

This pocket watch is already a hundred years old.

Tips

memory

怀 (bosom/pocket) + 表 (watch) = a watch carried in the pocket, close to the chest.

Stroke Order

怀 huái

表 biǎo