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烧水壶
shāoshuǐhú
Description
烧水壶是用来烧开水的东西，很多家庭的厨房里都有一个。
A 烧水壶 is a device used to boil water, and many households have one in their kitchen.
现在大家常用电烧水壶，几分钟就能把水烧开。
Nowadays, people often use electric 烧水壶, which can boil water in just a few minutes.
Meanings
烧水壶shāoshuǐhú
kettle (for boiling water)
我用烧水壶烧了一壶水。
I boiled a kettle of water.
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Notes
- Etymology
烧 'to boil/heat' + 水 'water' + 壶 'pot/kettle', literally 'boil-water-pot'.
- Nuance
电烧水壶 specifies an electric kettle; 水壶 alone can also mean a water bottle.
In videos
“这里还有一个烧水壶”
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