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Referring to 'bowl' with 碗 (wǎn)
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Structure
Number + 碗 + Noun
Explanation
The noun 碗 (wǎn) means 'bowl' and refers to the common eating vessel. It is also used as a classifier for servings of food, as in 一碗饭 (a bowl of rice). In transliterated terms, it appears in 超级碗 (Super Bowl).
Examples
请给我来一碗牛肉面。
Qǐng gěi wǒ lái yì wǎn niúròu miàn.
Please give me a bowl of beef noodles.
桌上放着一个蓝色的碗。
Zhuō shàng fàngzhe yí ge lán sè de wǎn.
There is a blue bowl on the table.
他一口气吃了三碗饭。
Tā yì kǒu qì chī le sān wǎn fàn.
He ate three bowls of rice in one breath.