also: vitreous porcelain wares (such as dishes, vases, or ornaments) for domestic use
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: earthenware or porcelain tableware
Example Sentences
She uses her good china when she has company for dinner.
Recent Examples on the WebThose looking to go cottagecore at home can shop teas by Palais des Thes, cocktail napkins from Kim Seybert, fine china by Juliksa, bedding by Sky, colorful party supplies by Meri Meri and more. Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2022 The tea and small bites are served on Christian Lacroix china, a pattern with butterflies, the store’s longtime signature symbol. Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2020 In the bottom of a china cabinet, behind some plates, the officers found a semiautomatic handgun that had been bought in pieces and assembled into a working weapon.BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2019 The number of deaths due to the coronavirus has risen to 2,465 worldwide, with 79,930 globally and 20 deaths outside of mainland china. Rob Mclean, CNN, 23 Feb. 2020 For miles around Utah’s capital, china rattled in cabinets, pictures plummeted off walls and power snapped out. Maria Cramer, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020 The items taken were stereo equipment and some antique china.cleveland, 4 Mar. 2020 Most of the ceramic pieces represent fancy servingware, like the fine china people today might bring out for guests. Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, 27 Feb. 2020 See More
1hard white substance瓷ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHINA | CHINA + NOUNADJECTIVE➤fine精瓷▸➤bone骨瓷◇fine bone china tableware精緻的骨瓷餐具VERB + CHINA➤be made of瓷製CHINA + NOUN➤cup, dish, doll, plate, etc.瓷杯、瓷碟、瓷娃娃、瓷盤等▸➤clay (especially BrE) 瓷土china
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2cups/plates, made of china瓷器ADJECTIVE | ... OF CHINA | CHINA + NOUNADJECTIVE➤best最好的瓷器◇She got out the best china for the visitors.她拿出了最好的瓷器來招待客人。➤broken, cracked打碎的/裂開的瓷器... OF CHINA➤set一套瓷器CHINA + NOUN➤cabinet瓷器櫃◇The china cabinet was filled with expensive dishes.瓷器櫃裏滿是貴重的器皿。➤pattern瓷器樣式◇She had already chosen the china pattern and table linen for their new house.她已經為他們的新家選好了瓷器樣式和桌布。