瓦
wǎ
Pinyin

Definition

瓦
 - 
wǎ
  1. roof tile
  2. abbr. for 瓦特[wǎ tè]

Character Decomposition

Compounds (19)

瓦
wǎ
  1. 1 roof tile
  2. 2 abbr. for 瓦特[wǎ tè]
瓶
píng
  1. 1 bottle
  2. 2 vase
  3. 3 pitcher
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier for wine and liquids
瓶
píng
  1. 1 variant: 瓶 píng
瓷
cí
  1. 1 chinaware
  2. 2 porcelain
  3. 3 china
瓮
wèng
  1. 1 variant: 瓮 wèng
  2. 2 earthen jar
  3. 3 urn

Related Words (20)

瓦
wǎ
  1. 1 roof tile
  2. 2 abbr. for 瓦特[wǎ tè]
瓦解
wǎ jiě
  1. 1 to collapse
  2. 2 to disintegrate
  3. 3 to crumble
兆瓦
zhào wǎ
  1. 1 megawatt
切格瓦拉
Qiè Gé wǎ lā
  1. 1 Ernesto Che Guevara (1928-1967), Cuban Revolution leader
千瓦
qiān wǎ
  1. 1 kilowatt (unit of electric power)

Idioms (6)

三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
  1. 1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
  2. 2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
添砖加瓦
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
  1. 1 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do one's bit to help
风中烛，瓦上霜
fēng zhōng zhú , wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of sb's life) feeble
  3. 3 hanging on a thread

Sample Sentences

伊朗外交部长穆罕默德 ・ 贾瓦德 ・ 扎里夫将同欧洲各国，中国和俄罗斯进行外交谈判。
Yīlǎng wàijiāobùzhǎng mùhǎnmòdéjiǎwǎdézhālǐfū jiāng tóng ōuzhōugèguó ，Zhōngguó hé Éluósī jìnxíng wàijiāo tánpàn 。
The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will lead diplomatic discussions with Europeans as well as China and Russia.
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第七：卡瓦诺在性侵指控声中通过最高法院大法官提名。
dìqī ：kǎwǎnuò zài xìngqīn zhǐkòng shēng zhōng tōngguò zuìgāofǎyuàn dàfǎguān tímíng 。
7. Kavanaugh was confirmed by the Senate as a Supreme Court justice in midst of sexual assault accusations.
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卡瓦诺虽然受到一些女性的性侵指控，但他还是在十月六日当上了最高法院大法官。
kǎwǎnuò suīrán shòudào yīxiē nǚxìng de xìngqīn zhǐkòng ，dàn tā háishi zài Shíyuè liùrì dāngshang le zuìgāofǎyuàn dàfǎguān 。
Despite the sexual-assault allegations against Kavanaugh, he was still sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice on October 6。
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而无论后期再怎么补救，大量具备研究价值的文献资料、藏品已变为一片瓦砾，损失无法挽回。
ér wúlùn hòuqī zài zěnme bǔjiù ，dàliàng jùbèi yánjiū jiàzhí de wénxiàn zīliào 、cángpǐn yǐ biànwéi yī piàn wǎlì ，sǔnshī wúfǎ wǎnhuí 。
Regardless of how much is done later to salvage the loss , a large amount of literature and collections with research value have become rubble, and their loss cannot be recovered.
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啊！瓦斯没关！快开门，我进去关瓦斯。
ā ！wǎsī méi guān ！kuài kāimén ，wǒ jìnqù guān wǎsī 。
Ah! I forgot to turn the gas off! Quick, open the door, I'll go in and turn it off.
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好。要12瓦的节能灯泡。
hǎo 。yào shíèr wǎ de jiénéng dēngpào 。
Okay. We need a 12-watt energy-saving light bulb.
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帕瓦罗蒂我听不懂，我还是喜欢宋祖英！人家不也一样上了维也纳金色大厅。
Pàwǎluódì wǒ tīng bu dǒng ，wǒ háishì xǐhuan Sòng Zǔyīng ！rénjiā bù yě yīyàng shàng le Wéiyěnà jīnsèdàtīng 。
I don't understand Pavarotti. I like Song Zuying better! She certainly deserved to sing at Vienna's Golden Hall.
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唱美声的人就是要胖点，这样才能支撑气息，音质好，就像帕瓦罗蒂。
chàng Měishēng de rén jiùshì yào pàng diǎnr ，zhèyàng cái néng zhīchēng qìxī ，yīnzhì hǎo ，jiù xiàng Pàwǎluódì 。
Bel canto singers need to be a bit fat; that way they can sustain their breathing and the quality of the sound, like Pavarotti, for example.
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