烧瓶

燒瓶

shāopíng

noun #35,962

Measure Word

一个烧瓶 gè

Meanings

1 laboratory flask
2 Erlenmeyer/round-bottom flask

Characters

Examples

他把溶液倒进烧瓶。

Tā bǎ róngyè dào jìn shāopíng.

He poured the solution into the flask.

烧瓶必须用酒精灯加热。

Shāopíng bìxū yòng jiǔjīngdēng jiārè.

The flask must be heated with an alcohol lamp.

Tips

memory

烧 'to heat/burn' + 瓶 'bottle' — a 'heating bottle', i.e. a flask designed to be put over a flame. The name describes its function.

Stroke Order

烧 shāo

瓶 píng