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餐桌

cān zhuō · can zhuo

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HSK 7–9Measure word: 张 zhāng

Meaning

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  1. dining table; dinner table
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In a conversation

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The big table

  1. Liangliang

    新(xīn)餐桌(cānzhuō)到(dào)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)放(fàng)哪儿(nǎr)？

    The new table has arrived. Where do we put it?

  2. Dengdeng

    放(fàng)在(zài)窗户(chuānghu)旁边(pángbiān)吧(ba)，可是(kěshì)餐桌(cānzhuō)好(hǎo)大(dà)。

    Beside the window. But the table is so big.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)量(liáng)一下(yīxià)……天哪(tiānna)，餐桌(cānzhuō)比(bǐ)门(mén)还(hái)宽(kuān)！

    Let me measure... oh my, the table is wider than the door!

  4. Dengdeng

    把(bǎ)桌腿(zhuōtuǐ)拆(chāi)下来(xiàlai)就(jiù)行(xíng)了(le)。

    Just take the table legs off.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)办法(bànfǎ)！螺丝刀(luósīdāo)呢(ne)？

    Good idea! Where is the screwdriver?

  6. Dengdeng

    在(zài)餐桌(cānzhuō)的(de)盒子(hézi)里(lǐ)，盒子(hézi)还(hái)没(méi)打开(dǎkāi)。

    It is in the table's box, and the box is not open yet.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

马(mǎ)蒂(dì)诺(nuò)以(yǐ)去(qù)洗(xǐ)手(shǒu)间(jiān)为(wéi)藉(jiè)口(kǒu)，离(lí)开(kāi)了(le)餐(cān)桌(zhuō)。

Martino excused himself from the table to go to the bathroom.

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

02

妈(mā)妈(ma)把(bǎ)热(rè)菜(cài)一(yì)盘(pán)盘(pán)端(duān)到(dào)餐(cān)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)。

Mom brought the hot dishes to the dining table one plate after another.

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