| 杯 | bēi | cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup; glass; CL:个,支,枝 |
| 杯垫 | bēi diàn | a mug cushion; a beer mat |
| 杯弓蛇影 | bēi gōng shé yǐng | lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions; overly fearful |
| 杯托 | bēi tuō | a saucer |
| 杯水车薪 | bēi shuǐ chē xīn | lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure |
| 杯珓 | bēi jiào | pair of mussel-shaped objects thrown on the ground for divination purposes |
| 杯盘狼藉 | bēi pán láng jí | cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party |
| 杯筊 | bēi jiǎo | see 杯珓 |
| 杯葛 | bēi gě | to boycott |
| 杯酒解怨 | bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn | a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction |
| 杯酒言欢 | bēi jiǔ yán huān | a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom) |
| 杯酒释兵权 | bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán | to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups; cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces |
