Chinese word

茶壶

Pronunciation

Pinyinchá hú

Meaning

  • nounteapot

Example

请把茶壶递给我。qǐng bǎ chá hú dì gěi wǒ

Please pass me the teapot.

Illustration for 茶壶 (teapot)

More examples

我正在洗茶壶。wǒ zhèng zài xǐ chá hú

I am washing the teapot.

Core concept

A handled vessel that holds tea and guides it through a spout for pouring.

Common phrases

  • 洗茶壶xǐ chá hú

    wash the teapot

  • 新的茶壶xīn de chá hú

    new teapot

Similar words

水壶shuǐ hú: A pot for carrying water and pouring it.
电热水壶diàn rè shuǐ hú: An electric kitchen appliance that boils water.
壶hú: A handled container with a spout for holding and pouring liquids.
茶具chá jù: A set of tools for making and drinking tea.

Definition in Chinese

用来盛放茶并便于倾倒的器具，通常有壶嘴和把手，用于泡茶或把茶分给别人。yòng lái shèng fàng chá bìng biàn yú qīng dǎo de qì jù tōng cháng yǒu hú zuǐ hé bá shǒu yòng yú pào chá huò bǎ chá fēn gěi bié rén

Word origin

茶壶 (cháhú, "teapot") combines 茶 (chá, "tea") with 壶 (hú, "pot"), so its form names a pot associated with tea.

Usage tips

  • The usual measure word is 把 (bǎ, "measure word for handled objects"), which fits the vessel's handle and is useful when counting these pots.

Other meanings

  • tea kettlenoun

Related words

  • 茶壶架chá hú jiàteapot standnoun
  • 茶壶套chá hú tàoteapot covernoun

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