Chinese word

瓶装水

Pronunciation

Pinyinpíng zhuāng shuǐ

Meaning

  • nounbottled water

Example

我想买一瓶瓶装水。wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì píng píng zhuāng shuǐ

I want to buy a bottle of bottled water.

Illustration for 瓶装水 (bottled water)

More examples

超市里有很多不同的瓶装水。chāo shì lǐ yǒu hěn duō bù tóng de píng zhuāng shuǐ

There are many different kinds of bottled water in the supermarket.

Core concept

Water that reaches the drinker enclosed in a bottle rather than drawn from a tap or served in a glass.

Common phrases

  • 买瓶装水mǎi píng zhuāng shuǐ

    buy bottled water

  • 喝瓶装水hē píng zhuāng shuǐ

    drink bottled water

  • 一瓶瓶装水yì píng píng zhuāng shuǐ

    a bottle of bottled water

Similar words

矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐ: Natural underground water bottled for drinking with little processing.
纯净水chún jìng shuǐ: Bottled drinking water purified by removing impurities and salts.
气泡水qì pào shuǐ: Drinking water with added gas that creates bubbles.

Definition in Chinese

装在瓶子里供饮用的水，通常指商店里出售的瓶装饮用水。zhuāng zài píng zi lǐ gōng yǐn yòng de shuǐ tōng cháng zhǐ shāng diàn lǐ chū shòu de píng zhuāng yǐn yòng shuǐ

Word origin

瓶 (píng, "bottle") + 装 (zhuāng, "to pack") + 水 (shuǐ, "water") builds a compact label for water packed in a bottle.

Usage tips

  • The term describes the packaging, not the water's source or treatment, so it does not by itself promise mineral content or purification.

Opposites

Related words

  • 瓶装píng zhuāngbottledadjective
  • 装瓶zhuāng píngbottleverb

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