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盖子

gài zi · gai zi

Traditional 蓋子

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. cover
  2. lid
  3. shell
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The missing lid

  1. Dengdeng

    锅(guō)开(kāi)了(le)，可是(kěshì)盖子(gàizi)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)。

    The pot is boiling, but the lid is missing.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)柜子(guìzi)里(lǐ)找(zhǎo)过(guò)吗(ma)？

    Have you looked in the cupboard?

  3. Dengdeng

    找(zhǎo)过(guò)了(le)，没有(méiyǒu)盖子(gàizi)。

    I did. No lid.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)用(yòng)盘子(pánzi)盖(gài)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)。

    Then cover it with a plate.

  5. Dengdeng

    咦(yí)，这个(zhège)盘子(pánzi)的(de)大小(dàxiǎo)，和(hé)盖子(gàizi)一模一样(yīmúyīyàng)！

    Oh, this plate is exactly the size of the lid!

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)它(tā)本来(běnlái)就是(jiùshì)盖子(gàizi)，我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)把(bǎ)它(tā)当(dàng)盘子(pánzi)了(le)！

    Because it is the lid. Yesterday I used it as a plate!

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)果(guǒ)酱(jiàng)瓶(píng)的(de)盖(gài)子(zi)卡(kǎ)住(zhù)了(le)，打(dǎ)不(bu)开(kāi)。

This jam jar's lid is stuck and won't open.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by WestofEden · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

生(shēng)产(chǎn)日(rì)期(qī)在(zài)盖(gài)子(zi)上(shàng)。

The date of manufacture is shown on the lid.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Yashanti · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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