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
• 子zǐ (third tone, dipping)son
• 儿子/兒子érzi (second tone, rising)son
• 房子fáng (second tone, rising) zi (neutral tone)house
• 样子/樣子yàng (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)appearance
• 日子rì (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)day
• 妻子qīzi (first tone, high and level)wife
• 桌子zhuōzi (first tone, high and level)table, desk
• 电子/電子diàn (fourth tone, falling) zǐ (third tone, dipping)electronic
• 句子jùzi (fourth tone, falling)sentence
• 女子nǚ (third tone, dipping) zǐ (third tone, dipping)woman
• 椅子yǐzi (third tone, dipping)chair
• 一辈子/一輩子yī (first tone, high and level) bèi (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)(for) a lifetime
• 男子nán (second tone, rising) zǐ (third tone, dipping)a man; a male
• 肚子dù (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)belly
• 鼻子bízi (second tone, rising)nose
• 帽子màozi (fourth tone, falling)hat, cap