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杯

bēi

HSK 1 Character

What 杯 means

1. cup
2. trophy cup
3. classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup

Other readings

杯 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• bēivariant of {杯|bēi}
• bēivariant of {杯|bēi}; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup

Example sentences

• 干杯！
  Gānbēi!
  Cheers!
• 干杯!
  Gānbēi!
  Cheers!
• 来杯茶吧。
  I'll take a cup of tea.
• 喝一杯水。
  Drink a cup of water.
• 喝杯红茶吗？
  How about a cup of tea?
• 来杯咖啡吗？
  Would you like a cup of coffee?

Words starting with 杯

• 杯子bēi zicup; glass
• 杯水车薪bēi shuǐ chē xīnlit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom)…
• 杯具bēi jùcup; (slang) (pun on 悲剧; terrible
• 杯套bēi tàocup sleeve
• 杯托bēi tuōa saucer
• 杯盖bēi gàicup lid; cup cover
• 杯面bēi miàncup noodles
• 杯中物bēi zhōng wùthe contents of the cup; (fig.) liquor; wine
• 杯酒言欢bēi jiǔ yán huāna few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
• 杯酒释兵权bēi jiǔ shì bīng quánto dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups; cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖…
• 杯垫bēi diàn(beverage) coaster
• 杯酒解怨bēi jiǔ jiě yuàna wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
• 杯盘狼藉bēi pán láng jícups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party
• 杯葛bēi gé(dialect; loanword) to boycott
• 杯弓蛇影bēi gōng shé yǐnglit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions…
• 杯筊bēi jiǎosee 筊杯
• 杯珓bēi jiàosee 筊杯

Words containing 杯

• 干杯gān bēito drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!
• 世界杯Shì jiè bēiWorld Cup
• 酒杯jiǔ bēiwine cup
• 茶杯chá bēiteacup; tea-glass; cup
• 举杯jǔ bēito toast sb (with wine etc); to drink a toast
• 玻璃杯bō li bēidrinking glass
• 奖杯jiǎng bēitrophy cup
• 欧洲杯Ōu zhōu bēiEuropean Cup (e.g. soccer)
• 对杯duì bēito raise glasses together; to toast one another
• 烧杯shāo bēibeaker (glassware)
• 纸杯zhǐ bēipaper cup
• 续杯xù bēito refill (a beverage cup)
• 圣杯shèng bēiHoly Grail
• 试杯shì bēiPetri dish; test dish; trial slide
• 量杯liáng bēimeasuring cup; graduated measuring cylinder
• 银杯yín bēisilver cup (trophy)
• 亚洲杯Yà zhōu bēiAsian Cup
• 交杯酒jiāo bēi jiǔformal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony
• 保温杯bǎo wēn bēithermal insulation cup (or bottle)
• 免洗杯miǎn xǐ bēidisposable cup (Tw)
• 月亮杯yuè liang bēimenstrual cup (Tw)
• 莱德杯Lái dé bēiRyder Cup (US and Europe golf team competition)
• 超级杯Chāo jí bēiSuper Cup (various sports); Super Bowl (American football championship game)
• 足协杯zú xié bēisoccer association cup

Characters that look like 杯

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 林lín(bound form) woods; forest; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)…
• 坏huàibad; spoiled; broken
• 抓zhuāto grab; to catch; to arrest
• 柄bǐnghandle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem…
• 枉wǎngto twist; crooked; unjust
• 栎lìoak; Quercus serrata

Sounds the same

Read bēi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 悲sad; sadness; sorrow
• 碑a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele
• 卑low; base; vulgar
• 陂pool; pond; bank of a pond
• 背to carry on one's back; (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)
• 鹎the Pycnonotidae or bulbul family of birds
• 椑Fagus sylvatica
• 㮎variant of 杯