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HSK
bottle / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瓶* | 瓶* | *瓶
bottle / vase / pitcher / CL: 個|个 / classifier for wine and liquids
HSK 2
neck of a bottle / (fig.) bottleneck / problem that impedes progress
HSK 7-9
infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)
Aquarius (star sign)
flower vase / (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)
HSK 6
thermos
baby's feeding bottle
bottled water
lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework / (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)
old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
bottled
thermos flask or bottle
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word
pin (ten-pin bowling)
medicine bottle
ampoule (loanword)
to put sb on an intravenous drip
battery-powered vehicle
Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / also called 水瓶座
ampoule (loanword)
Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
porcelain bottle
(derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage / children by a previous marriage
Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
plastic bottle
"infusion clan", patients who prefer medication by drip rather than orally or by injection etc
message in a bottle
Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
corkage fee
bottle-nosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
bottle cork / bottle stopper
old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
(chemistry) dropping bottle
thermos bottle / vacuum bottle / hot water dispenser (appliance) / CL: 個|个
bottle cap
jug
silver bottle
Erlenmeyer flask
dabbler / dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
bottle collar
inkstand
the vacuum bottle within the outer case of a thermos
lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom) / fig. empty vessels make the most noise
retort / bottle with curved neck
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *缾* | 缾* | *缾
variant of
HSK 2
flask
thermos
corkscrew
gas cylinder / air bottle / air tank (diving)
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom) / fig. empty vessels make the most noise / one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
preform
bottle opener
accumulator; battery (for storing electricity)
jar / flask / vase / bottle
ampoule
laboratory flask
Molotov cocktail
to make a breakthrough
measuring flask / graduated measuring cylinder


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