Definitions
- 1. bowl
- 2. cup
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Collocations
Common collocation: 一碗饭 (yī wǎn fàn) 'a bowl of rice', not 一个碗饭.
Common mistakes
Unlike English, 碗 (wǎn) is not used for drinking vessels; use 杯子 (bēizi) for cups or glasses.
Example Sentences
4 shown请给我一 碗 米饭。
早上喝了一 碗 粥。
请把桌子上的 碗 撤了。
你有湯 碗 嗎？
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Words Containing 碗
rice bowl
fig. to be impartial
to lose one's job
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
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]
gotu kola (Centella asiatica), herbaceous plant
to look for a job
dish cloth
to wash the dishes
dishwasher
kitchen sink
dishwashing liquid
very large bowl
soup bowl
dish dryer
dishes
lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily
cupboard
bowl and chopsticks
fig. to complain despite being privileged
teacup
lidded teacup
Super Bowl (American football championship game)
secure and lucrative job
kitchen utensils (literary)
secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)