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碗

wǎn · wan

Traditional 㼝 / 椀 / 盌

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure words: 只 zhī, 个 gè

Meaning

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wǎn 碗

  1. bowl
  2. cup

wǎn 㼝

  1. variant of 碗 (wǎn)

wǎn 椀

  1. variant of 碗 (wǎn)

wǎn 盌

  1. variant of 碗 (wǎn)
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Three bowls in the sink

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)碗(wǎn)呢(ne)？

    Where is my bowl?

  2. Liangliang

    在(zài)水池(shuǐchí)里(lǐ)，还(hái)没(méi)洗(xǐ)。

    In the sink. Not washed yet.

  3. Dengdeng

    水池(shuǐchí)里(lǐ)怎么(zěnme)有(yǒu)三个(sāngè)碗(wǎn)？

    Why are there three bowls in the sink?

  4. Liangliang

    一个(yīgè)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)，两个(liǎnggè)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)。

    One is yours, two are mine.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)明天(míngtiān)谁(shéi)洗(xǐ)碗(wǎn)？

    Then who washes the bowls tomorrow?

  6. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)再说(zàishuō)，今天(jīntiān)我们(wǒmen)用(yòng)盘子(pánzi)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    We will see tomorrow. Today we eat from plates.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)两(liǎng)天(tiān)我(wǒ)没(méi)时(shí)间(jiān)洗(xǐ)碗(wǎn)，现(xiàn)在(zài)厨(chú)房(fáng)的(de)洗(xǐ)碗(wǎn)槽(cáo)里(lǐ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)堆(duī)满(mǎn)了(le)碗(wǎn)碗(wǎn)碟(dié)碟(dié)。

I haven't had time to do the dishes for two days; they are in a pile in the kitchen sink.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

玛(mǎ)丽(lì)娅(yà)拿(ná)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)鸡(jī)蛋(dàn)，并(bìng)将(jiāng)它(tā)在(zài)碗(wǎn)沿(yán)上(shàng)敲(qiāo)开(kāi)。

Mary took an egg and cracked it open on the rim of the bowl.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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