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wǎn
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. bowl
  2. 2. cup

Example Sentences

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你有湯 嗎?
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9135857)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 碗

碗筷
wǎn kuài

bowl and chopsticks

海碗
hǎi wǎn

very large bowl

碗柜
wǎn guì

cupboard

锅碗瓢盆
guō wǎn piáo pén

kitchen utensils (literary)

超级碗
chāo jí wǎn

Super Bowl (American football championship game)

丢饭碗
diū fàn wǎn

to lose one's job

崩大碗
bēng dà wǎn

gotu kola (Centella asiatica), herbaceous plant

饭碗
fàn wǎn

rice bowl

茶碗
chá wǎn

teacup

洗碗池
xǐ wǎn chí

kitchen sink

铁饭碗
tiě fàn wǎn

secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)

烘碗机
hōng wǎn jī

dish dryer

擦碗布
cā wǎn bù

dish cloth

盖碗
gài wǎn

lidded teacup

洗碗机
xǐ wǎn jī

dishwasher

洗碗
xǐ wǎn

to wash the dishes

一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng

fig. to be impartial

香碗豆
xiāng wǎn dòu

sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

吃着碗里,看着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ

lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)

金饭碗
jīn fàn wǎn

secure and lucrative job

破碗破摔
pò wǎn pò shuāi

lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily

盘碗
pán wǎn

dishes

找饭碗
zhǎo fàn wǎn

to look for a job

端起碗吃肉,放下筷子骂娘
duān qǐ wǎn chī ròu , fàng xià kuài zi mà niáng

fig. to complain despite being privileged

洗碗精
xǐ wǎn jīng

dishwashing liquid

吃着碗里,瞧着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , qiáo zhe guō lǐ

see 吃著碗裡,看著鍋裡|吃着碗里,看着锅里[chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ]

汤碗
tāng wǎn

soup bowl