Definition
铁板 has three main meanings: a flat iron plate used in construction and cooking, sheet iron as a material, and a percussion instrument made of iron plates. In culinary contexts (e.g. 铁板烧 'teppanyaki'), it refers to the hot metal surface for grilling. As an instrument, it is a type of metallophone.
n.
iron platesheet ironpercussion instrument made of iron
Examples
- 铁板。Tā mǎi le yí kuài tiě bǎn lái xiūbǔ wūdǐng.He bought an iron plate to repair the roof.
- 铁板。Gōngchǎng xūyào dàliàng de tiě bǎn lái shēngchǎn qìchē.The factory needs large quantities of sheet iron to produce cars.
- 铁板。Tā zài yuèduì zhōng yǎnzòu tiě bǎn.He plays the iron plate percussion instrument in the band.
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