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杯
bēi
1. trophy cup
2. cup
3. classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

杯
bēi
cup, glass; measure word for liquids
HSK 1 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

干杯
gānbēi
to drink a toast
HSK 4
对杯
duìbēi
to raise glasses together
捧杯
pěngbēi
to win a championship
杯垫
bēidiàn
(beverage) coaster
杯子
bēizi
cup
HSK 1
杯托
bēituō
a saucer
杯珓
bēijiào
pair of mussel-shaped objects thrown on the ground for divination purposes
杯筊
bēijiǎo
see [[杯珓<bēijiào>]]
杯葛
bēigě
to boycott (loanword)
烧杯
shāobēi
beaker (glassware)
奖杯
jiǎngbēi
trophy cup
筊杯
jiǎobēi
see [[杯珓<bēijiào>]]
纸杯
zhǐbēi
paper cup
续杯
xùbēi
refill (a beverage cup)
罩杯
zhàobēi
cup (bra size)
圣杯
shèngbēi
Holy Grail
举杯
jǔbēi
to toast sb (with wine etc)
茶杯
chábēi
teacup
试杯
shìbēi
Petri dish
贪杯
tānbēi
to drink in excess

Example Sentences (8)

不喝了，我已经喝两杯了。
Bù hē le, wǒ yǐjīng hē liǎng bēi le.
I won't drink anymore, I've already had two cups.
Text 4
好，不看了。给我一杯茶吧。
Hǎo, bú kàn le. Gěi wǒ yì bēi chá ba.
Okay, I won't watch anymore. Give me a cup of tea, please.
Text 2
我喝茶，茶是我的最爱。天冷了或者工作累了的时候，喝杯热茶会很舒服。
Wǒ hē chá, chá shì wǒ de zuì'ài. Tiān lěng le huòzhě gōngzuò lèi le de shíhou, hē bēi rè chá huì hěn shūfu.
I drink tea; tea is my favorite. When it's cold or when I'm tired from work, a cup of hot tea is very comforting.
Text 4
喝杯茶吧，这是我为你买的绿茶，很不错。
Hē bēi chá ba, zhè shì wǒ wèi nǐ mǎi de lǜ chá, hěn bú cuò.
Have a cup of tea. This is the green tea I bought for you. It's pretty good.
Text 1
以后我少喝一点儿，每天喝一杯。
Yǐhòu wǒ shǎo hē yìdiǎnr, měitiān hē yì bēi.
From now on I will drink a little less, one cup a day.
Text 4
没事，我只喝一杯。
Méishì, wǒ zhǐ hē yì bēi.
It's okay, I'll just have one glass.
Text 4
你还是喝杯牛奶吧，可以睡得更好些。
Nǐ háishì hē bēi niúnǎi ba, kěyǐ shuì de gèng hǎo xiē.
You'd better have a cup of milk; you can sleep a bit better.
Text 4
喝杯水吧。
Hē bēi shuǐ ba.
Have a glass of water.
Text 1

Alternate Entries

杯
bēi
variant of [[杯<bēi>]]
杯
bēi
variant of [[杯<bēi>]] / trophy cup / classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
1,395
Word Frequency Rank
990 of 84,292