水瓶

shuǐpíng

noun

Measure Word

一个水瓶 gè

Meanings

1 water bottle
2 water pitcher
3 Aquarius

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

别忘了带水瓶出门。

Bié wàng le dài shuǐpíng chūmén.

Don't forget to take your water bottle out with you.

HSK 5

她是水瓶座，性格比较独立。

Tā shì shuǐpíngzuò, xìnggé bǐjiào dúlì.

She's an Aquarius - pretty independent in personality.

HSK 7-9

这个保温水瓶可以保温十二小时。

Zhège bǎowēn shuǐpíng kěyǐ bǎowēn shí'èr xiǎoshí.

This insulated water bottle keeps things hot for twelve hours.

Tips

usage

In everyday speech 水瓶 often refers specifically to a reusable insulated bottle (保温水瓶). The disposable plastic kind is usually called 矿泉水瓶 (mineral water bottle).

culture

In astrology contexts 水瓶 is shorthand for 水瓶座 Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 18) - one of the twelve zodiac signs 十二星座 very popular in Chinese youth culture.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

瓶 píng