盆

Basin in Chinese: 盆 (pén)

pén

basin

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1basin
  2. 2flower pot
  3. 3unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters

Stroke order

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盆

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄣˊ

pén

ㄆ/ pㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 花盆碎了。

    huā pén suì le。

    The flower pot is broken.

  • 覆盆子很贵。

    fù pén zǐ hěn guì。

    Raspberries are very expensive.

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Related words

脸盆

liǎn pén

washbowl

披

pī

to drape over one's shoulders

皮鞋

pí xié

leather shoes

匹

pǐ

classifier for horses, mules etc

频道

pín dào

frequency

品种

pǐn zhǒng

breed

凭

píng

to lean against

启发

qǐ fā

to enlighten

签字

qiān zì

to sign (one's name)

欠

qiàn

to owe

枪

qiāng

gun

抢

qiǎng

to fight over

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