How to say “cup” in Chinese
cup, glass
“Cup” in Chinese is 杯子, bēi zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
杯子 is read bēi zi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 木 “wood”.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “杯子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 杯子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我把杯子打破了。wǒbǎbēizidǎpòleI broke the cup.
- 杯子叫他打破了。bēizijiàotādǎpòleThe cup was broken by him.
- 杯子被他给打破了。bēizibèitāgěidǎpòleThe cup was broken by him.
- 他不小心把杯子碰倒2了tābùxiǎoxīnbǎbēizipèngdǎoleHe accidentally knocked over the cup.
- 杯子摔碎了bēizishuāisuìleThe cup fell and smashed.
- 杯子里一滴水都没有了。bēiziliyìdīshuǐdōuméiyǒuleThere isn't a drop of water left in the glass.
More words from the lesson “Tea or water?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cup” in Chinese?
“Cup” in Chinese is 杯子, pinyin bēizi.
What does 杯子 mean?
杯子 (bēizi) means “cup, glass”.
How do you write 杯子?
杯子 is 2 characters: 杯 (bēi) — cup; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 杯子?
杯子 is read bēizi. Tones: bēi — first tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“cup” in the lesson “Tea or water?”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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