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 (as an adjective): from Persian chīnī ‘relating to China’, where it was originally made.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?