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How do you say "basket" in Chinese?
篮子
lán zi
In Chinese, "basket" is 篮子.
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Pronunciation
LAN ZI. Lan has rising tone, zi is light. Climb on lan, zi is soft and quick.
Writing and usage
Two characters: 篮 (lan) has 16 strokes with bamboo radical meaning basket, 子 (zi) has 3 strokes as diminutive suffix.
Example sentence
篮子里有水果。
There are fruits in the basket.
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How to remember 篮子
Bamboo basket. Baskets are often woven from bamboo, reflected in the bamboo radical.
Related words
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- dough 面团 miàn tuán
- glass 玻璃杯 bō li bēi
- muffin 麦芬 màifēn
- stove 烤箱 kǎo xiāng
- pot 筒 tǒng
- taco 塔可 tǎ kě
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Questions about 篮子
How do you say "basket" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "basket" is 篮子. It is a noun.
How is 篮子 written in Chinese?
Two characters: 篮 (lan) has 16 strokes with bamboo radical meaning basket, 子 (zi) has 3 strokes as diminutive suffix.
How is 篮子 used in a sentence?
Use 篮子 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 篮子里有水果。 (There are fruits in the basket.).
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