Writing
瓶子 (píngzi) — how to say "bottle" in Chinese
瓶子
Bottle
noun
Character composition
瓶
bottle
子
noun suffix
Radicals / Keys
子
Child
#39 · zǐ · 3 strokes
瓦
Tile
#98 · wǎ · 5 strokes
Collocations
瓶子里的水
píngzi lǐ de shuǐ
water in the bottle
一个瓶子
yí gè píngzi
a bottle
Examples
请把这个空瓶子扔进可回收垃圾桶。
Please throw this empty bottle into the recycling bin.
这是一个玻璃瓶子。
This is a glass bottle.
Mnemonic
[píngzi-] Pingzi the Penguin found a giant bottle 瓶子, filled with ice ❄️. Pingzi loves to keep cool, and he dreams of a cap with the symbol 瓶, to always remind him of the chilly drink! To upbeat music, he seals it with a 子 cap and slides on the ice floes.
Frequently asked questions
Bottle in Chinese translation
"bottle" in Chinese is 瓶子 (píngzi).
瓶子 meaning in English
瓶子 (píngzi) means "Bottle".
How is 瓶子 pronounced?
It is pronounced píngzi (written as pingzi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "bottle" in Chinese characters?
It is written 瓶子: 瓶 has 10 strokes, 子 has 3 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 瓶子?
瓶子 belongs to the HSK 3 vocabulary list.
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