热水瓶 (熱水瓶)
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Pinyin
Definition
热水瓶 (熱水瓶)
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- thermos bottle
- vacuum bottle
- hot water dispenser (appliance)
- CL:個|个[gè]
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
小尤说:”据那位助手讲,热水瓶和茶杯是给老板泡茶用的。“
Xiao You said, "According to what the assistant said, the hot water bottle and the tea cup are for the boss's tea."
靠近死者的地上除了有一个热水瓶和茶杯,还有一些洗浴用品。
Near the deceased was only a hot water bottle, a tea cup, and some bathing utensils.
哦,就是打开水。每天拎2个热水瓶去水房打水。
Oh, it's getting hot water. Every day I'd carry two thermoses to the water house to get water.