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How do you say "whiteboard" in Chinese?
白板
bái bǎn
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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"Whiteboard" in other languages
- Japanese ホワイトボード (howaitobōdo)
- Korean 화이트보드 (hwaiteubodeu)
- Spanish pizarra
- Spanish (Latin America) pizarrón blanco
- French le tableau blanc
- German das Whiteboard
- Italian la lavagna bianca
- Russian интерактивная доска (interaktivnaja doska)
- Greek ο λευκός πίνακας (o lefkos pinakas)
- Arabic سبورة بيضاء (sabboora bayda)
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