烧水壶

燒水壺
shāoshuǐhú
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 kettle
  2. 2 electric kettle

Examples

HSK 4
Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ shāoshuǐhú lǐ de shuǐ dào yíxià.
Please pour out the water from the kettle for me.
HSK 5
Wǒ xīn mǎi le yíge shāoshuǐhú, shāo shuǐ tèbié kuài.
I just got a new kettle - it boils water really fast.

Tips

usage
In modern usage 烧水壶 almost always means an electric kettle (电热水壶). The traditional stovetop kettle is more often called 水壶 alone. Note Chinese homes use kettles primarily for tea and for filling 暖水瓶 (thermoses), not for instant coffee.

Stroke Order

shāo
shuǐ