How to say it in Chinese

Cup in Chinese

cup · HSK 1

杯子 bēi zi

  1. 杯 bēi cup
  2. 子 zǐ son

Counted with 个: 一个杯子 yí gè bēizi

这个杯子是谁的？ Whose cup is this?

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How do you say cup in Chinese?

Cup in Chinese is 杯子 (bēi zi).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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