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

HSK 3

这块怀表已经有一百年的历史了。

Zhè kuài huáibiǎo yǐjīng yǒu yìbǎi nián de lìshǐ le.

This pocket watch is already a hundred years old.

HSK 5

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.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

怀 huái

表 biǎo