white clay that is baked and used for making cups, plates, etc. 瓷；瓷料 a china vase 瓷花瓶 fine bone china tableware 精致的骨瓷餐具
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- bone
- be made of
- cup
- dish
- doll
- …
cups, plates, etc. that are made of china 瓷制品；瓷器 Extra ExamplesThe china cabinet was filled with expensive dishes. 瓷器柜里满是贵重的器皿。 She had already chosen the china pattern and table linen for their new house. 她已经为他们的新家选好了瓷器样式和桌布。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- best
- broken
- cracked
- …
- set
- cabinet
- pattern
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as an adjective): from Persian chīnī ‘relating to China’, where it was originally made.
Idioms
a bull in a china shop
a person who is careless, or who moves or acts in a rough way, in a place or situation where skill and care are needed （不顾环境）笨拙莽撞的人，冒失鬼 You’re not going to go storming in there like a bull in a china shop, are you? 你不会像瓷器店里的公牛一样冲进去吧？