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pén
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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子很貴。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 8825049)

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Words Containing 盆

柴达木盆地
chái dá mù pén dì

Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.

冷盆
lěng pén

appetizer

骨盆底
gǔ pén dǐ

pelvic floor (anatomy)

泥盆纪
ní pén jì

Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)

塔里木盆地
tǎ lǐ mù pén dì

Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang

血盆大口
xuè pén dà kǒu

bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom); ferocious mouth of beast of prey

浴盆
yù pén

bathtub

盆景
pén jǐng

bonsai

盂兰盆
yú lán pén

see 盂蘭盆會|盂兰盆会[yú lán pén huì]

临盆
lín pén

at childbirth

便盆
biàn pén

bed pan

盆栽
pén zāi

to grow (a plant) in a pot

盆子
pén zi

basin

准噶尔盆地
zhǔn gá ěr pén dì

Junggar Basin, northern Xinjiang

洗盆
xǐ pén

basin (water container)

鸟澡盆
niǎo zǎo pén

birdbath

洗手盆
xǐ shǒu pén

bathroom sink

水盆
shuǐ pén

basin

盆地
pén dì

(geography) basin

聚宝盆
jù bǎo pén

treasure bowl (mythology)

二连盆地
èr lián pén dì

Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia

坐浴盆
zuò yù pén
火盆
huǒ pén

brazier

四川盆地
sì chuān pén dì

Sichuan basin

覆盆子
fù pén zǐ

raspberry

锅碗瓢盆
guō wǎn piáo pén

kitchen utensils (literary)

纸盆
zhǐ pén

paper cone used as hailer

盆友
pén yǒu

(Internet slang) friend (pun on 朋友[péng yǒu])

骨盆
gǔ pén

pelvis

台盆
tái pén

washbasin

四大盆地
sì dà pén dì

four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地

倾盆大雨
qīng pén dà yǔ

a downpour; rain bucketing down

盂兰盆会
yú lán pén huì

Feast of All Souls (fifteenth day of seventh lunar month) (Buddhism)

焉耆盆地
yān qí pén dì

Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin

鼓盆之戚
gǔ pén zhī qī

drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ] grieving for his lost wife)

盆钵
pén bō

generic term for pottery

盥洗盆
guàn xǐ pén

washbowl

金盆洗手
jīn pén xǐ shǒu

fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw

倾盆
qīng pén

a downpour

盆腔
pén qiāng

the pelvic cavity

费尔干纳盆地
fèi ěr gàn nà pén dì

the Ferghana Valley in modern Uzbekistan

花盆
huā pén

flower pot

洗脸盆
xǐ liǎn pén

washbowl

吐鲁番盆地
tǔ lǔ fān pén dì

the Turpan Depression in Xinjiang

伊犁盆地
yī lí pén dì

the Yili basin around Urumqi in Xinjiang

饭盆
fàn pén

pet food bowl

滤盆
lǜ pén

colander

尿盆
niào pén

chamber pot

戴盆望天
dài pén wàng tiān

lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head

盆浴
pén yù

bathtub

脸盆
liǎn pén

washbowl

扣屎盆子
kòu shǐ pén zi

to make a scapegoat of sb

鼓盆
gǔ pén

lit. to drum on a bowl

盆花
pén huā

potted flower

澡盆
zǎo pén

bath tub