瓶 (píng) means Bottle (vase - jar). Below are 16 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
桌上有一 瓶 水。
Zhuō shàng yǒu yì píng shuǐ.
There is a bottle of water on the table.
Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 水
这 瓶 水有两升。
Zhè píng shuǐ yǒu liǎng shēng.
This bottle holds two litres of water.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 升
这 瓶 醋是新买的。
Zhè píng cù shì xīn mǎi de.
This bottle of vinegar was just bought.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 醋
请给我一 瓶 矿泉水。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yì píng kuàngquánshuǐ.
Please give me a bottle of mineral water.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 矿泉水
她把花插在 瓶 子里。
Tā bǎ huā chā zài píngzi lǐ.
She put the flowers in the vase.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 插
这 瓶 胶水快用完了。
Zhè píng jiāoshuǐ kuài yòng wán le.
This bottle of glue is nearly finished.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 胶水
冰箱里还有两 瓶 啤酒。
Bīngxiāng lǐ hái yǒu liǎng píng píjiǔ.
There are still two bottles of beer in the fridge.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 啤酒
桌子上有一个空 瓶 子。
Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yí gè kōng píngzi.
There is an empty bottle on the table.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 瓶子
这 瓶 牛奶已经过期了。
Zhè píng niúnǎi yǐjīng guòqī le.
This bottle of milk is past its date.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 过期
他拧开 瓶 盖喝了一口水。
Tā nǐng kāi pínggài hē le yì kǒu shuǐ.
He twisted the cap off and took a mouthful of water.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拧
你出去的时候顺便买 瓶 水。
Nǐ chūqù de shíhou shùnbiàn mǎi píng shuǐ.
Buy a bottle of water while you are out.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 顺便
这些塑料 瓶 可以回收利用。
Zhèxiē sùliào píng kěyǐ huíshōu lìyòng.
These plastic bottles can be recycled.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 回收
他小心翼翼地把花 瓶 放下。
Tā xiǎoxīn yìyì de bǎ huāpíng fàng xià.
He set the vase down with the greatest care.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 小心翼翼
他折了一枝梅花插在 瓶 里。
Tā zhé le yì zhī méihuā chā zài píng lǐ.
He broke off a spray of plum blossom and put it in a vase.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 枝
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Words that contain 瓶
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Questions about 瓶
How is 瓶 used in a sentence?
This page shows 16 sentences using 瓶 (píng, "Bottle (vase - jar)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 瓶 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 瓶 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 瓶?
The dictionary page for 瓶 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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