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杯子 — meaning in English

bēi zi

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English meaning

  • cup noun A small open container, usually with a handle, used for drinking.
  • cupful noun The amount necessary to fill a cup.
  • glass noun A hard, usually transparent material made by melting sand with other minerals, used for windows, bottles, and similar items.
  • goth adjective Relating to goth music, fashion, or the goth subculture.
  • sherry noun A fortified wine originally from Jerez, Spain, ranging from dry to sweet.

Senses

杯子 is used for these senses in English:

  • Goth A member of the East Germanic people known for their invasion of the western Roman Empire and subsequent founding of successor states in Italy and Spain during Late Antiquity.
  • cupful The amount necessary to fill a cup.
  • glass (countable) A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.
  • sherry A glass of sherry.

cup — full definition

  1. noun A small open container, usually with a handle, used for drinking.
  2. noun A unit of volume used in cooking, roughly 237 mL in the US.
  3. noun A trophy shaped like an oversized cup, or the competition it is awarded for.

cupful — full definition

  1. noun The amount necessary to fill a cup.
  2. noun A half pint, i.e. eight ounces

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