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china

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Pottery & ceramics
chi·na /ˈtʃaɪnə/ noun [uncountable]  1 TIPa hard white substance produced by baking a type of clay at a high temperature 瓷,瓷料 china teacups 瓷茶杯2 (also chinaware /ˈtʃaɪnəweə $ -wer/)TIP plates, cups etc made of china 瓷制品,瓷器 I’ll get my best china out. 我要把我最好的瓷器拿出来。
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chinaThere was a fire burning in the grate and a china chamber-pot painted with birds and flowers beneath the bed.a china tea cupAlso, that in spite of the immense price difference between various designs, the basic china was of exactly the same high standard.He looked as clean and pretty as a Chelsea china figure.Its linen and its china patterns are on display in the local museum.The next month, china cups clinked again at the White House for Puerto Rican contributors and businessmen.We use our china only on special occasions.Later, it may allow brides to peruse china patterns on video from their homes.When they get there the china cabinet is still in one piece but the budgie is dead.This turned out to be pottery waste, a surviving memorial to a now vanished china factory in the local town.
nChina  nthe largest country in eastern Asia. Population: 1,349,585,838 (2014). Capital: Beijing. China's population is the largest of any country in the world. It also has one of the oldest civilizations in the world. For over 2000 years, China was ruled by a series of powerful families called dynasties (dynasty). In 1912 it became a republic and in 1949, after a long war between the Nationalists and the Communists, it became a Communist state, known as the People's Republic of China (PRC), which was led for many years by Mao Zedong. More recently, under the leadership of Deng Xiaping, Jiang Zemin, and Xi Jinping, China has achieved a very fast rate of economic development, and it is now one of the most important economic and industrial powers in the world.Origin china (1500-1600) Persian chini Chinese; because it was originally made in China
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China
China
the largest country in eastern Asia. Population: 1,321,851,888 (2007). Capital: Beijing. China's population is the largest of any country in the world. It also has one of the oldest civilizations in the world. For over 2000 years, China was ruled by a series of powerful families called dynasties (dynasty). In 1912 it became a republic and in 1949, after a long war between the Nationalists and the Communists, it became a Communist state, known as the People's Republic of China (PRC), which was led for many years by Mao Zedong. More recently, under the leadership of Deng Xiaping and Jiang Zemin, China has achieved a very fast rate of economic development, and it is now one of the most important economic and industrial powers in the world.


china
china /ˈtʃaɪnə/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Persian
 Origin: chini 'Chinese'; because it was originally made in China
1. a hard white substance produced by baking a type of clay at a high temperature:
    china teacups
2. (also chi·na·ware /ˈtʃaɪnəweə $ -wer/) plates, cups etc made of china:
    I’ll get my best china out.


ChinaBrE /ˈtʃaɪnə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃaɪnə/ 🔊 noun [singular] a country in eastern Asia 中国(东亚国家)


chinaBrE /ˈtʃaɪnə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃaɪnə/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] white clay which is baked and used for making delicate cups, plates, etc. 瓷;瓷料a china vase瓷花瓶   see also bone china cups, plates, etc. that are made of china 瓷制品;瓷器She got out the best china. 她制作最好的瓷器。🔊🔊a bull in a ˈchina shopa person who is careless, or who moves or acts in a rough or awkward 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