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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

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Example sentences

  1. 我买了两瓶水。

    Wǒ mǎi le liǎng píng shuǐ.

    I bought two bottles of water.

  2. 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.

  3. 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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