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  *杯* | 杯* | *杯
cup / trophy cup / classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
HSK 1
cup / glass / CL: 個|个, 隻|只
HSK 1
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  *盃* | 盃* | *盃
variant of / trophy cup / classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
HSK 1
to drink a toast / Cheers! (proposing a toast) / Here's to you! / Bottoms up! / lit. dry cup
HSK 2
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  *碗* | 碗* | *碗
bowl / cup / CL: 隻|只, 個|个
HSK 2
World Cup
HSK 3
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  *鍾* | 鍾* | *鍾
handleless cup; goblet / (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc) / variant of 鐘|钟
HSK 3
ear / CL: 隻|只, 個|个, 對|对 / handle (on a cup)
HSK 5
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  *拱* | 拱* | *拱
to cup one's hands in salute / to surround / to arch / to dig earth with the snout / arched
HSK 7-9
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  *盞* | 盞* | *盞
a small cup / classifier for lamps
HSK 7-9
trophy cup
HSK 7-9
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  *豆* | 豆* | *豆
legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆|颗,) / (old) stemmed cup or bowl
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  *琖* | 琖* | *琖
wine cup
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  *巹* | 巹* | *巹
nuptial wine cup
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  *撩* | 撩* | *撩
to lift up (sth hanging down) / to raise (hem of skirt) / to pull up (sleeve) / to sprinkle (water with cupped hands)
thermal insulation cup (or bottle)
cup noodles
to consider / to deliberate / to fill up a cup to the brim
wine cup
heel (part of a foot) / heel (of a sock) / counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel) / followed by (used in describing a format, such as "filename followed by file extension")
teacup / tea-glass / cup / mug / CL: 隻|只
to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting / (fig.) submissive
measuring cup / graduated measuring cylinder
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  *盅* | 盅* | *盅
handleless cup / goblet
cup (bra size)
to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
wine pot / wine cup
to be revealed / to come out (of the truth) / chalk (for whitening walls) / (old) wine cup / (neologism c. 2021) healthcare worker or volunteer in full-body PPE (esp. during the COVID-19 pandemic) (from the 2014 Disney version of the Marvel Comics character Baymax, whose Chinese name is 大白)
leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
drinking vessel / wine cup
lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure / to group around a revered leader / to revolve around sb
wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol / having an ulterior motive / to have other things in mind / with an ax to grind / accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups / cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces
to share nuptial cup / (fig.) to get married
to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek / to drain the cup of humiliation
(TCM) to cup; to give a cupping treatment / short detachable stove chimney used to help draw fire
to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)
to raise one's wine cup
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  *瓚* | 瓚* | *瓚
libation cup
a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom) / when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down
to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
small cup for adding water to an ink stone
Super Cup (various sports) / Super Bowl (American football championship game)
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  *醆* | 醆* | *醆
wine cup
cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party
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  *斝* | 斝* | *斝
small jade cup with ears
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  *鋬* | 鋬* | *鋬
(dialect) handle of a cup, kettle or other vessel
silver cup (trophy)
tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
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  *斗* | 斗* | *斗
dry measure for grain equal to ten or one-tenth of a / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of
the contents of the cup / (fig.) liquor / wine
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  *觥* | 觥* | *觥
big / cup made of horn / horn wine container
dice cup
wine cup / goblet
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful
formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony
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  *椷* | 椷* | *椷
(wooden) box / cup / old variant of 緘|缄 / letter
wine vessel / wine cup
paper cup
tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
Asian Cup
World Cup (soccer) (Tw)
European Cup (e.g. soccer)
UnionPay / CUP
dice cup
cupping glass / fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin) / ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics)
China UnionPay (CUP), China's only domestic bank card organization
to refill (a beverage cup)
to treat differently / another cup of tea
menstrual cup (Tw)
Asian Cup
cup / (slang) (pun on 悲劇|悲剧, tragedy) so bad / terrible / bummer / fiasco / debacle
Davis Cup (international tennis team competition)
dice cup
lit. a cup of soup / fig. to get part of the profits / one's share of the action
disposable cup (Tw)
FIFA World Cup trophy
(of a bowl, a cup etc) to be brought up to one's mouth
pucker-type lid (cup lid with a spout for sipping)
to share nuptial cup / fig. to get married
fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin) / ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics)
a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
Thomas Cup (international badminton team competition)
dice cup
dishes / crockery / plates and cups
to enjoy a cup of wine by oneself
dice cup
Ryder Cup (US and Europe golf team competition)
Sudirman Cup (world badminton team competition)
Super Cup (various sports) / Super Bowl (American football championship game)
soccer association cup
to share nuptial cup / (fig.) to get married


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