水瓶

shuǐpíng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 water bottle
  2. 2 water pitcher
  3. 3 Aquarius (short for 水瓶座)

Examples

Bié wàngle dài shuǐpíng chūmén.
Don't forget to take your water bottle out with you.
Zhège bǎowēn shuǐpíng kěyǐ bǎowēn shí'èr xiǎoshí.
This insulated water bottle keeps things hot for twelve hours.
Tā shì shuǐpíng zuò, xìnggé bǐjiào dúlì.
She's an Aquarius — pretty independent in personality.

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

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