碗

Zhè shì wǒ de wǎn

This is my bowl

Here, 碗 is used in its most literal sense to mean a physical bowl.

Wǒ xūyào yī wǎn mǐfàn

I need a bowl of rice

In this sentence, 碗 is used to refer to a measure of rice generally understood to be a bowl’s worth.

Qǐng dìgěi wǒ nà wǎn lán sè de wǎn

Please give me that blue bowl

Here, 碗 refers to a physical bowl and indicates the object being requested.

Bǎ wǎn xǐ jìng

Wash the bowl

In this example, 碗 is the direct object of the verb '洗', to wash.

Zhè wǎn tāng hěn rè

This bowl of soup is very hot

This sentence describes the state of the soup, employing 碗 to signify a serving of soup.

Tā měi tiān chī liǎng wǎn miàn

He eats two bowls of noodles every day

Two instances of 碗 are used here to represent the quantity of noodles consumed.

Tā bǎ wǎn fàng zài zhuōzi shàng

He put the bowl on the table

This sentence indicates the action of placing a bowl onto a table, where a bowl is directly referenced by 碗.

Zhè wǎn fàn hěn hǎochī

This bowl of rice is delicious

In this sentence, 碗 is used to denote a single serving of rice with the implication that the rice was served in a bowl.

Wǒ zài wǎn lǐ zhǎodào yī zhī cāngyíng

I found a fly in the bowl

碗 is used to specify the location where a fly was found.

Wǒ kěyǐ jiè nǐ de wǎn ma

Can I borrow your bowl

This statement is asking for permission to borrow another person's bowl, where the object to be borrowed is pointed out as 碗.