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盘子 (pán zi): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 3

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盘子 (pán zi): Tray (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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盘子 consists of 2 characters.

plate, dish, tray; to coil, to wind

child, offspring, seed, small thing

How to Use 盘子 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 盘子 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith碎

pán盘

zi子

suì碎

le了

neutralSpoken

the plate broke

Adjective + Nounwith干净

gān干

jìng净

de的

pán盘

zi子

Verb + Objectwith洗

xǐ洗

pán盘

zi子

neutral

wash dishes

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yī一

gè个

pán盘

zi子

Example Sentences with 盘子

zhè这

shì是

yí一

gè个

pán盘

zi子

。

neutral

clean plate

neutral

a plate

This is a plate.

fú服

wù务

yuán员

yòng用

pán盘

zi子

duān端

lái来

le了

sān三

bēi杯

kā咖

fēi啡

。

The waiter brought three cups of coffee on a tray.

qǐng请

bǎ把

nà那

ge个

shèng盛

diǎn点

xīn心

de的

pán盘

zi子

dì递

gěi给

wǒ我

hǎo好

ma吗

？

Could you please pass me that plate with the snacks?

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zhè这

ge个

cí瓷

pán盘

zi子

hěn很

jīng精

zhì致

，

shì是

péng朋

yǒu友

sòng送

de的

lǐ礼

wù物

。

This porcelain plate is very delicate; it was a gift from a friend.

mā妈

mā妈

bǎ把

shuǐ水

guǒ果

fàng放

zài在

pán盘

zi子

tā他

shǒu手

yì一

huá滑

，

chà差

diǎn点

bǎ把

zhěng整

gè

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

wǎn晚

yàn宴

shàng上

，

měi每

dào道

cài

fú服

wù务

yuán员

duān端

lái来

yī一

pán盘

rè热

qì气

téng

tā她

bù不

jǐn仅

xǐ洗

le了

wǎn碗

，

hái还

bǎ把

suǒ

lǐ里

。

Mom puts the fruit on the plate.

个

pán盘

zi子

shuāi摔

zài在

dì地

shàng上

。

His hand slipped, and he almost dropped the entire plate on the floor.

菜

dōu都

pèi配

yǒu有

zhuān专

yòng用

de的

pán盘

zi子

。

At the formal banquet, each course is served on a dedicated plate.

腾

téng腾

de的

jiǎo饺

zi子

。

The waiter brought a plate of steaming hot dumplings.

所

yǒu有

de的

pán盘

zi子

dōu都

cā擦

dé得

gān干

gān干

jìng净

jìng净

。

She not only washed the bowls but also wiped all the plates until they were spotless.

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 盘子.

决定jué dìngdecide
应该yīng gāishould
以前yǐ qiánbefore
经过jīng guòpass through
迟到chí dàoarrive late
只有……才……zhǐ yǒu ……cáionly if…then...
其他qí tāother
校长xiào zhǎnghead teacher; principal
起来qǐ laistand up; sit up; rise to one's feet
安静ān jìngto be quiet
洗手间xǐ shǒu jiāntoilets; washroom
阿姨ā yíauntie [mother's younger sister]

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 盘子.

Words with 盘

光盘guāng pán
盘旋pán xuán
盘算pán suan
硬盘yìng pán
磁盘cí pán
算盘suàn pan
键盘jiàn pán
方向盘fāng xiàng pán

Words with

子

儿子ér ziHSK 1
杯子bēi ziHSK 1
桌子zhuō ziHSK 1
椅子yǐ ziHSK 1
妻子qī ziHSK 2
孩子hái ziHSK 2
个子gè ziHSK 3
句子jù ziHSK 3