| 杯 | bēi | cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup |
| 烧杯 | shāo bēi | beaker (glassware) |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup; glass; CL:个,支,枝 |
| 茶杯 | chá bēi | teacup; tea-glass; cup; mug; CL:只 |
| 酒杯 | jiǔ bēi | wine cup |
| 玻璃杯 | bō li bēi | drinking glass |
| 干杯 | gān bēi | to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup |
| 举杯 | jǔ bēi | to toast sb (with wine etc); to drink a toast |
| 一杯羹 | yī bēi gēng | lit. a cup of soup; fig. to get part of the profits; one's share of the action |
| 世界杯 | shì jiè bēi | World Cup |
| 亚洲杯 | Yà zhōu bēi | Asian cup |
| 交杯酒 | jiāo bēi jiǔ | formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony |
| 好酒贪杯 | hǎo jiǔ tān bēi | good wine taken in excess (idiom); fond of the bottle |
| 对杯 | duì bēi | to raise glasses together; to toast one another |
| 戴维斯杯 | Dài wéi sī bēi | Davis cup (international tennis team competition) |
| 捧杯 | pěng bēi | to win a championship; to come out top; to take the cup |
| 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 |
| 欧洲杯 | Ōu zhōu bēi | European cup (e.g. soccer) |
| 汤姆斯杯 | Tāng mǔ sī Bēi | Thomas cup (international badminton team competition) |
| 筊杯 | jiǎo bēi | see 杯珓 |
| 纸杯 | zhǐ bēi | paper cup |
| 续杯 | xù bēi | refill (a beverage cup) |
| 圣杯 | shèng bēi | Holy Grail |
| 莱德杯 | Lái dé bēi | the Ryder Cup (US and Europe golf team competition) |
| 苏迪曼杯 | Sū dí màn bēi | Sudirman cup (world badminton team competition) |
| 试杯 | shì bēi | Petri dish; test dish; trial slide |
| 贪杯 | tān bēi | to drink in excess |
| 超级杯 | Chāo jí bēi | Super cup (various sports); Super Bowl (American football championship game) |
| 量杯 | liáng bēi | measuring cup; graduated measuring cylinder |
| 银杯 | yín bēi | silver cup (trophy) |
| 高球杯 | gāo qiú bēi | highball |
| 高脚杯 | gāo jiǎo bēi | goblet |