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How do you say "whiteboard" in Chinese?

白板

bái bǎn

Noun Hanzi

In Chinese, "whiteboard" is 白板.

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Pronunciation

Two syllables: 'bye bahn' with first low, second high. Sounds clean and bright.

Writing and usage

Bai (white) is five strokes, ban (board) is eight. Simple white plus board.

Example sentence

老师在白板上写字。

The teacher is writing on the whiteboard.

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How to remember 白板

Bai means white, ban means board - a whiteboard is literally a white board for writing.

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Questions about 白板

How do you say "whiteboard" in Chinese?

In Chinese, "whiteboard" is 白板. It is a noun.

How is 白板 written in Chinese?

Bai (white) is five strokes, ban (board) is eight. Simple white plus board.

How is 白板 used in a sentence?

Use 白板 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 老师在白板上写字。 (The teacher is writing on the whiteboard.).

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