瓶 (píng): Chinese measure word
How to use 瓶 (píng), the Chinese measure word for a bottle of something: example nouns with pinyin, sentences and common mistakes.
Last updated 2026-10-30
瓶
píng
a bottle of something
What it's used for
瓶 measures things by the bottle: water, milk, beer, wine, shampoo.
Common nouns with 瓶
- 一瓶牛奶 yì píng niú nǎi cow's milk
- 一瓶油 yì píng yóu oil
- 一瓶药水 yì píng yào shuǐ medicine in liquid form
- 一瓶可乐 yì píng kě lè cola
- 一瓶汽水 yì píng qì shuǐ soda pop
- 一瓶纯净水 yì píng chún jìng shuǐ purified water
- 一瓶矿泉水 yì píng kuàng quán shuǐ mineral water
- 一瓶墨水 yì píng mò shuǐ ink
- 一瓶橙汁 yì píng chéng zhī orange juice
- 一瓶奶 yì píng nǎi milk
- 一瓶酒 yì píng jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine)
- 一瓶果汁 yì píng guǒ zhī fruit juice
- 一瓶啤酒 yì píng pí jiǔ beer (loanword)
- 一瓶酸奶 yì píng suān nǎi yogurt
- 一瓶茅台酒 yì píng máo tái jiǔ maotai (a Chinese liquor)
Example sentences
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我买了两瓶水。
Wǒ mǎi le liǎng píng shuǐ.
I bought two bottles of water.
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冰箱里有一瓶牛奶。
Bīng xiāng lǐ yǒu yì píng niú nǎi.
There's a bottle of milk in the fridge.
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我们要一瓶啤酒。
Wǒ men yào yì píng pí jiǔ.
We'd like a bottle of beer.
Common mistake
一瓶水 is a bottle of water. An empty bottle is 一个瓶子.
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