陶瓷 (táo cí) — ceramics; pottery and porcelain
Definition
Umbrella term for all fired clay ware — pottery (陶器) and porcelain (瓷器) together. 瓷器 refers only to the finer, glazed porcelain subset.
noun
ceramicspottery and porcelain
Measure word · 件
Examples
- 陶瓷。Wǒ xǐ huan shōu cáng táo cí.I like collecting ceramics.
- 陶瓷。Zhè jiàn táo cí huā píng shì táng dài de.This ceramic vase is from the Tang dynasty.
- 陶瓷。Zhōng guó de táo cí jì shù lì shǐ yōu jiǔ.China's ceramic technology has a long history.
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