杯子 bēizi — cup, glass

Meanings

1. 1

   cup, glass

   The object itself, counted with 个. Dropping the 子 turns it into the measure word for a cupful: 一杯水 a glass of water.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 子

  zǐ (third tone, dipping) zi (neutral tone)

  child, son; a seed; (unstressed, zi) the noun suffix of 桌子, 儿子, 孩子

  3 strokesRadical 子

Example sentences

• 我的杯子在桌子上。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) bēizi (first tone, high and level) zài (fourth tone, falling) zhuōzi (first tone, high and level) shàng. (fourth tone, falling)···

  My cup is on the table.

• 这个杯子很漂亮。/這個杯子很漂亮。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) bēizi (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) piàoliang. (fourth tone, falling)···

  This cup is lovely.

Similar words

Words containing 子

• 孩子háizi (second tone, rising)child, kid
• 儿子/兒子érzi (second tone, rising)son
• 妻子qīzi (first tone, high and level)wife
• 桌子zhuōzi (first tone, high and level)table, desk
• 句子jùzi (fourth tone, falling)sentence
• 椅子yǐzi (third tone, dipping)chair
• 鼻子bízi (second tone, rising)nose
• 帽子màozi (fourth tone, falling)hat, cap
• 盘子/盤子pánzi (second tone, rising)plate, dish
• 个子/個子gèzi (fourth tone, falling)height, stature (of a person)
• 裙子qúnzi (second tone, rising)skirt, dress
• 筷子kuàizi (fourth tone, falling)chopsticks
• 裤子/褲子kùzi (fourth tone, falling)trousers, a pair of trousers
• 电子邮件/電子郵件diànzǐ (fourth tone, falling) yóujiàn (second tone, rising)email, electronic mail