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壶 hú

pot (kettle, teapot)

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 5
Radical
士
Traditional
壺
Type
Pictograph
Made of 士冖业 ⿱士⿱冖业

Memory hint: A jar of wine

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  1. 请把水壶放在桌子上。
    Qǐng bǎ shuǐhú fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.
    Please put the kettle on the table.
    please (object-marker) kettle put at table on
  2. 这把茶壶是不是很旧了？
    Zhè bǎ cháhú shì bu shì hěn jiù le?
    Is this teapot quite old?
    this (measure) teapot is not is very old (particle) (question)
  3. 帮我烧一壶热水吧。
    Bāng wǒ shāo yì hú rè shuǐ ba.
    Help me boil a pot of hot water.
    help me boil one (measure) hot water (suggestion)
  4. 这个壶不能装太热的水。
    Zhège hú bù néng zhuāng tài rè de shuǐ.
    This pot can't hold water that's too hot.
    this (measure) pot not can hold too hot (particle) water
  5. 客厅的桌子上放着一壶茶。
    Kètīng de zhuōzi shàng fàngzhe yì hú chá.
    A pot of tea sits on the table in the living room.
    living-room (particle) table on put-(particle) one (measure) tea

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