zhōng
盅
small stemless cup; teacup
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
small stemless cup for wine or tea
Often used with the neutral suffix 儿 in spoken Mandarin, and frequently paired with small, short-stemmed drinkware.
Tā他
duān端
qǐ起
jiǔ酒
zhōng盅
hē喝
le了
yī一
kǒu口
bái白
jiǔ酒
。
He picked up his wine cup and took a sip of baijiu.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
xiǎo小
chá茶
zhōng盅
gěi给
wǒ我
pào泡
le了
yī一
bēi杯
rè热
chá茶
。
Grandma made me a cup of hot tea in a small teacup.
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Zhè这
jiā家
chá茶
guǎn馆
de的
zǐ紫
shā砂
chá茶
zhōng盅
hěn很
shòu受
huān欢
yíng迎
。
The purple clay teacups at this tea house are very popular.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
jiǔ酒
zhōng盅
dì递
gěi给
wǒ我
。
Please pass me these two wine cups.
Zhōng中
shì式
hūn婚
yàn宴
shàng上
cháng常
huì会
yòng用
jīng精
zhì致
de的
hóng红
qī漆
jiǔ酒
zhōng盅
。
Exquisite red lacquered wine cups are often used at Chinese wedding banquets.