暖水瓶
nuǎn shuǐ píng
Pinyin
Definition
暖水瓶
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- thermos flask or bottle
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一清如水
- 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
- 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
- 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一碗水端平
- 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be impartial
一点水一个泡
- 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
三个和尚没水喝
- 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
- 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
- 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
Sample Sentences
谢啦,暖水瓶在柜子下面。
Thanks. The thermos is in the bottom of the cabinet.
这个醋啊,还是我们生活中的小帮手。它能用来消毒。在流感季节,关闭房间门窗,把醋用小锅加热蒸发,能杀灭空气中的病菌。用醋来擦拭金属器皿,能够光亮如新。暖水瓶里的水垢也可以用醋来清除。
Let me see...vinegar is really a great little helper. It can disinfect things. During flu season, when your doors and windows are shut, use a little pot to evaporate some vinegar and you'll be able to kill off the bacteria in the air. You can wipe off metallic things with vinegar, and they'll sparkle like new. You can also use vinegar to clean out your thermos.