玻璃

bō li

CL 块 kuài 扇 shān

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

Definitions

1. glass
2. (slang) male homosexual

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 同性恋 tóng xìng liàn 同性恋 tóng xìng liàn homosexuality standard term for homosexual, versus slang 玻璃: homosexuality

Related words

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• 玻璃杯 bō li bēi 玻璃杯 bō li bēi drinking glass drinking vessel made of glass: drinking glass
• 镜子 jìng zi 镜子 jìng zi mirror mirror (made of glass): mirror

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with measure word 块 for pieces of glass or 扇 for glass windows/doors, e.g., 一块玻璃 (a piece of glass).

Formality

When referring to 'glass', 玻璃 is standard and neutral. As slang for 'male homosexual', it is colloquial and may be considered derogatory or dated; use with caution.

Example Sentences

3 shown

请小心，这块 玻璃 很容易碎。

Please be careful, this piece of glass breaks easily.

玻璃 易碎。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 862443)

玻璃 髒了。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6111973)

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Words Containing 玻璃

• 不碎玻璃 不碎玻璃 bù suì bō li: shatterproof or safety glass
• 中空玻璃 中空玻璃 zhōng kōng bō li: double glazing
• 挡风玻璃 挡风玻璃 dǎng fēng bō li: windshield
• 有机玻璃 有机玻璃 yǒu jī bō li: plexiglass
• 毛玻璃 毛玻璃 máo bō li: frosted glass
• 玻璃化 玻璃化 bō li huà: vitrification
• 玻璃市 玻璃市 bō lí shì: Perlis, state of Malaysia adjacent to Thailand, capital Kangar 加央[jiā yāng]
• 玻璃心 玻璃心 bō li xīn: (slang) overly sensitive
• 玻璃杯 玻璃杯 bō li bēi: drinking glass
• 玻璃球 玻璃球 bō li qiú: marbles
• 玻璃砂 玻璃砂 bō li shā: siliceous sand (geology)
• 玻璃管 玻璃管 bō li guǎn: glass tube
• 玻璃纸 玻璃纸 bō li zhǐ: cellophane
• 玻璃纤维 玻璃纤维 bō lí xiān wéi: fiberglass
• 玻璃罩 玻璃罩 bō li zhào: glass cover; bell glass
• 玻璃钢 玻璃钢 bō li gāng: glass-reinforced plastic
• 玻璃体 玻璃体 bō lí tǐ: vitreous humor
• 窗玻璃 窗玻璃 chuāng bō lí: window pane
• 钢化玻璃 钢化玻璃 gāng huà bō li: reinforced glass
• 风档玻璃 风档玻璃 fēng dàng bō li: windscreen (car window)

Child Words of 玻璃

• 玻 玻 bō: glass
• 璃 璃 lí: colored glaze