pot

classifier for bottled liquid

a picture of 壶 → a jar of wine

The ancient form depicted a round-bodied vessel with a narrow neck and a lid — the classic shape for storing wine or liquids. Today it covers any pot or jar, and serves as a handy counter for bottled drinks.

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桌上有一热茶,请自己倒。

zhuō shàng yǒu yī hú rè chá, qǐng zìjǐ dào.

There is a pot of hot tea on the table; please pour it yourself.

他买了两酒,准备过节用。

tā mǎi le liǎng hú jiǔ, zhǔnbèi guòjié yòng.

He bought two pots of liquor to use for the holiday.

Words with 壶

卤壶

lǔ hú

a ceramic teapot

酒壶

jiǔ hú

wine pot

电热壶

diàn rè hú

electric kettle

开壶

kāi hú

pot of boiling water

开水壶

kāi shuǐ hú

kettle

鼻烟壶

bí yān hú

snuff bottle

便壶

biàn hú

bed urinal

冰壶

bīng hú

jade pot for cold water

冰壶秋月

bīng hú qiū yuè

jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure

咖啡壶

kā fēi hú

coffee pot

哪壶不开提哪壶

nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú

lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot

喷壶

pēn hú

spray bottle

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