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杯

variant of 杯[bei1]/trophy cup/classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

bēi

Bopomofo

ㄅㄟ

Jyutping

bui1

Example sentences

杯 bēi
他喝了一杯咖啡。

He drank a cup of coffee.

給 / 给 gěi
請給我一杯水。
请给我一杯水。

Please give me a cup of water.

乾杯 / 干杯 gānbēi
大家一起乾杯吧！
大家一起干杯吧！

Everyone, let's toast together!

硬要 yìngyào
他明明不會喝酒，卻硬要跟著大家一起乾杯。
他明明不会喝酒，却硬要跟著大家一起干杯。

He clearly can't drink, but he insisted on joining everyone for a toast.

杯子 bēizi
小心別打破杯子。
小心别打破杯子。

Be careful not to break the cup.

那個 / 那个 nàge
那個紅色的杯子是我的。
那个红色的杯子是我的。

That red cup is mine.

酒杯 jiǔbēi
晚宴上，大家舉起酒杯祝賀新人。
晚宴上，大家举起酒杯祝贺新人。

At the banquet, everyone raised their glasses to congratulate the newlyweds.

Example Vocabulary

杯

bei1

cup; glass; (measure word)

乾杯

gan1'bei1

cheers; to toast

杯子

bei1'zi

cup; glass

紙杯

酒杯

jiu3'bei1

wineglass; drinking glass for alcohol

一杯羹

世界杯

亞洲杯

交杯酒

jiao1'bei1'jiu3

捧杯

peng3'bei1

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