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Definition
Bottle, vase, jar, or flask.
- a bottle, jar, or flask used to hold liquids, often with a narrow neck
- a vase
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How it's used
Refers specifically to containers with a narrow neck, distinguishing it from wider vessels like jars or bowls. While it functions as a noun, it is frequently combined with other characters to specify the material or purpose, such as 玻璃瓶 for glass bottles or 花瓶 for vases. In casual speech, people often prefer more specific terms like 樽 for general bottles or 水壺 for water bottles.
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Common mistake
Learners often use 瓶 for all types of bottles, but 樽 is much more common in daily life for plastic or glass containers. Using 瓶 can sound slightly more formal or literary, similar to how one might use 'vessel' or 'flask' in English.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
