酒杯 (jiǔ bēi): meaning and stroke order

酒杯 in our stories

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• 有个叫乐广的官员请朋友喝酒，朋友端起酒杯，忽然看见杯里有一条小蛇在游动，碍于面子，硬着头皮喝了下去。

  yǒu gè jiào Yuè Guǎng de guānyuán qǐng péngyou hē jiǔ péngyou duān qǐ jiǔbēi hūrán kànjiàn bēi lǐ yǒu yì tiáo xiǎoshé zài yóudòng àiyú miànzi yìngzhe tóupí hē le xiàqu

  An official called Yue Guang invited a friend to drink. Raising his cup, the friend suddenly saw a little snake swimming in it, but to save face he forced himself to drink it down.

  From the story The bow's reflection in the cup HSK 7–9 · Level 7

• 他家的梁上、柱子上刻着龙，墙上画着龙，酒杯上、衣服上也绣满了龙，整个府里，抬头低头都能看见龙。

  tā jiā de liáng shàng zhùzi shàng kè zhe lóng qiáng shàng huà zhe lóng jiǔbēi shàng yīfu shàng yě xiù mǎn le lóng zhěng gè fǔ lǐ táitóu dītóu dōu néng kànjiàn lóng

  Dragons were carved on the beams and pillars of his house and painted on the walls; his wine cups and clothes were embroidered with them, and everywhere in his mansion, looking up or down, you saw dragons.

  From the story Lord Ye loves dragons HSK 7–9 · Level 9