盘子 (pán zi) — plate; dish; tray

Definition

The everyday word for a flat plate or dish used to hold food. 碟 is a smaller saucer-style dish; 菜 and 菜肴 are the food itself, not the plate.

noun
platedishtray
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 盘子
    Mā ma mǎi le yí gè xīn pán zi.
    Mom bought a new plate.
  • 盘子
    Qǐng bǎ pán zi fàng zài zhuō zi shàng.
    Please put the plate on the table.
  • Pán zi lǐ yǒu shuǐ guǒ.
    There is fruit on the plate.

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