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colander in Chinese

colander in Chinese is 筛 — colander means a bowl-shaped kitchen container full of holes, used for draining water off food such as pasta, rice or washed vegetables.

colander in Chinese

筛
noun
Pronounced: shāi
A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.

What does "colander" mean?

  1. noun A bowl-shaped kitchen container full of holes, used for draining water off food such as pasta, rice or washed vegetables.
    "Tip the pasta into a colander and let it drain for a minute."
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colander in a sentence

  • Tip the pasta into a colander and let it drain for a minute.
  • He rinsed the strawberries in a plastic colander under the tap.

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What is "colander" in Chinese?
"colander" in Chinese is 筛. colander means: A bowl-shaped kitchen container full of holes, used for draining water off food such as pasta, rice or washed vegetables.
How do you pronounce 筛?
"colander" in Chinese is 筛, pronounced "shāi".
How do you use "colander" in a sentence?
Example: "Tip the pasta into a colander and let it drain for a minute." In Chinese, "colander" is 筛.
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