gāngzi

缸子

Word · Noun

mug; jar; small container

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

mug; small jar; cup-like container

neutral

Refers to a small, deep container, usually cylindrical, used for drinking or holding small items like tea, sugar, or preserved foods.

Tā他
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
dōu都
yòng用
zhè这
ge个
táng搪
cí瓷
gāng缸
zi子
pào泡
chá茶
 。

He makes tea in this enameled mug every morning.

Tā她
bǎ把
bái白
táng糖
zhuāng装
jìn进
yī一
gè个
bō玻
li璃
gāng缸
zi子
li里
mì密
fēng封
hǎo好
 。

She put the granulated sugar into a glass jar and sealed it tightly.

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Zhè这
gè个
xiǎo小
táng糖
gāng缸
zi子
hěn很
kě可
ài爱
 ,
lǐ里
miàn面
zhuāng装
de的
shì是
shuǐ水
guǒ果
táng糖
 。

This little candy jar is very cute; it's filled with fruit drops.

Yǐ以
qián前
de的
gōng工
rén人
jīng经
cháng常
dài带
zhe着
yī一
gè个
lǚ铝
zhì制
fàn饭
gāng缸
zi子
qù去
shàng上
bān班
 。

Workers in the past often carried an aluminum lunchbox to work.