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How do you say "plate" in Chinese?
盘子
pán zi
In Chinese, "plate" is 盘子.
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Pronunciation
Pán (high flat tone) zi (light tone). Hold 'pahn' high and steady, then quick unstressed 'dzuh'.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 盘 (pán, plate) has 11 strokes with the vessel radical 皿. 子 (zi) is 3 strokes.
Example sentence
把菜放在盘子里。
Put the food on a plate.
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How to remember 盘子
Pán is a round dish or plate. The vessel radical 皿 looks like a bowl or plate shape.
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- cassette 磁带 cí dài
- cigarette 烟 yān
- crockpot 锅 guō
- dessert 甜点 tián diǎn
- dinner 晚餐 wǎn cān
- japanese food 日式料理 rì shì liào lǐ
- pork 猪肉 zhū ròu
- pot plant 盆栽 pén zāi
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Questions about 盘子
How do you say "plate" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "plate" is 盘子. It is a noun.
How is 盘子 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 盘 (pán, plate) has 11 strokes with the vessel radical 皿. 子 (zi) is 3 strokes.
How is 盘子 used in a sentence?
Use 盘子 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 把菜放在盘子里。 (Put the food on a plate.).
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