瓶

• Pinyin: píng
• Hanzi breakdown: 瓶 = 并 (phonetic component) + 瓦 (ceramic/tile, semantic radical indicating a container)

Meaning

Bottle; a measure word for bottled liquids. Used to count bottles or the contents within them.

Functions both as a noun meaning 'bottle' and as a measure word for counting bottled items. As a measure word, it is used for beverages, condiments, and other liquids sold in bottles. Common in everyday shopping and dining contexts.

Examples

1. 请给我一瓶水。 Please give me a bottle of water.
2. 桌子上有两瓶可乐。 There are two bottles of cola on the table.
3. 他每天喝三瓶牛奶。 He drinks three bottles of milk every day.

Usage Guide

Context: shopping, eating, everyday

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 我要买一瓶酱油。(I want to buy a bottle of soy sauce.)
• 冰箱里还有几瓶啤酒？(How many bottles of beer are left in the fridge?)

Don't Say

• 不要用瓶来量没有瓶子的液体 (Don't use 瓶 for liquids not in bottles — for a cup of water use 杯, for a bowl of soup use 碗; 瓶 is only for bottled containers)

Origin & History

Phonosemantic compound: 瓦 (wǎ, ceramic/tile) as the semantic radical indicating a vessel, + 并 (bìng) as the phonetic component.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal