壶 (壺)
hú
Pinyin

Definition

壶 (壺)
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hú
  1. pot
  2. classifier for bottled liquid

Character Decomposition

Related Words (16)

壶
hú
  1. 1 pot
  2. 2 classifier for bottled liquid
水壶
shuǐ hú
  1. 1 kettle
  2. 2 canteen
  3. 3 watering can
茶壶
chá hú
  1. 1 teapot
  2. 2 classifier: 把 bǎ
酒壶
jiǔ hú
  1. 1 wine pot
  2. 2 wine cup
便壶
biàn hú
  1. 1 bed urinal
  2. 2 chamber pot

Idioms (3)

冰壶秋月
bīng hú qiū yuè
  1. 1 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
  2. 2 flawless person
哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
  1. 1 lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
  2. 2 to talk about sb's weak point
箪食壶浆
dān shí hú jiāng
  1. 1 to receive troops with food and drink (idiom)
  2. 2 to give troops a hearty welcome
  3. 3 also pr. [dān sì hú jiāng]

Sample Sentences

水壶呢？
shuǐhú ne ？
And the water bottle?
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就是，上次我去芬兰，天下着雪呢，我们到餐厅吃饭，人家硬是一壶带冰的水放你面前。我看着就起鸡皮，没法喝，还好我随身带了保温杯。
jiùshì ，shàngcì wǒ qù Fēnlán ，tiān xià zhe xuě ne ，wǒmen dào cāntīng chī fàn ，rénjia yìngshì yī hú dài bīng de shuǐ fàng nǐ miànqián 。wǒ kàn zhe jiù qǐ jīpí ，méifǎ hē ，háihǎo wǒ suíshēn dài le bǎowēnbēi 。
Exactly, the last time I visited Finland, it was snowing. We went to a restaurant to eat and they served us with a pot of ice water. Just looking at it gave me goosebumps. I could not drink it but fortunately I brought my thermos mug.
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他会从自己画案上的一方寿山石聊起，聊到茶壶、文玩核桃----公子帽、满天星、四座楼……当听到他说最近看中了一对文玩核桃，
tā huì cóng zìjǐ huààn shàng de yīfāng Shòu shān shí liáo qǐ ，liáo dào cháhú 、wénwán hétao gōngzǐmào 、mǎntiānxīng 、sì zuò lóu ……dāng tīngdào tā shuō zuìjìn kànzhòng le yīduì wénwán hétao ，
He began talking about the Shoushan Stone on his painting table, and talk about teapots, walnut trinkets, delicate hats, starry skies, and four buildings...
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本来是啊，我都快忘了，结果刚刚她打来，又提到去年分手的事，真是哪壶不开提哪壶。
běnlái shì a ，wǒ dōu kuài wàng le ，jiéguǒ gānggāng tā dǎ lái ，yòu tídào qùnián fēnshǒu de shì ，zhēn shì nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú 。
I was feeling better. I'd almost forgotten, but then she called just now and brought up my break-up from last year. She really touched a sore spot.
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你怎么无精打采的，该不会是昨天晚上忙着约会才导致今天精神不济的吧？我给你泡壶茶？
nǐ zěnme wújīngdǎcǎi de ，gāi bùhuì shì zuótiān wǎnshang máng zhe yuēhuì cái dǎozhì jīntiān jīngshén bùjì de ba ？wǒ gěi nǐ pào hú chá ？
Why do you look so lifeless? I bet the reason your so tired today is because you were busy out on your date last night, right? I'll make a pot of tea for you.
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来来来，我茶具都已经准备好啦！是宜兴的紫砂壶。
lái lái lái ，wǒ chájù dōu yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎo la ！shì yíxìng de zǐshāhú 。
Come, come, my tea set is already all prepared! It's an Yixing purple-sand teapot.
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这一看就是把好壶啊，做工精美，你看你用水淋壶，那水都是慢慢被吸干的，透气性相当好啊，泡出来的茶一定色香味俱全。
zhè yī kàn jiùshì bǎ hǎo hú ā ，zuògōng jīngměi ，nǐ kàn nǐ yòng shuǐ lín hú ，nà shuǐ dōu shì mànmàn bèi xī gān de ，tòuqìxìng xiāngdāng hǎo a ，pào chūlái de chá yīdìng sèxiāngwèi jùquán 。
Looking at it you can tell it's a good teapot, the handiwork on it is so intricate. Look how the water is gradually absorbed and goes dry after you soak the teapot, its air permeability is also quite good. The tea that comes out is certain to have it all: color, fragrance and taste.
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我昨天喝了一壶茶，所以昨晚只睡了四个小时。
wǒ zuótiān hē le yī hú chá ，suǒyǐ zuówǎn zhǐ shuì le sì ge xiǎoshí 。
I drank a pot of tea yesterday so I only slept for four hours last night.
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茶壶
chá hú
teapot
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有水壶、饼干、雨伞、钱包、钥匙...
yǒu shuǐhú 、bǐnggān 、yǔsǎn 、qiánbāo 、yàoshi . . .
There's a kettle, a biscuit, an umbrella, my wallet and a key.
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