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plate in Chinese

plate in Chinese is 碟 — plate means a flat, shallow dish used for serving or eating food.

plate in Chinese

碟
noun
Pronounced: dié
A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.

What does "plate" mean?

  1. noun A flat, shallow dish used for serving or eating food.
    "She set a clean plate in front of each guest."
  2. noun A rigid piece of metal, glass, or other material with a flat, uniform shape.
    "The safe's door is protected by a thick steel plate."
  3. noun A vehicle's license plate.
    "Police ran the car's plate through the database."
  4. noun One of the large rigid sections of the Earth's crust that move over time; a tectonic plate.
    "The earthquake occurred along the boundary of two tectonic plates."
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plate in a sentence

  • She set a clean plate in front of each guest.
  • He piled his plate high at the buffet.
  • The safe's door is protected by a thick steel plate.
  • A glass plate covered the display so visitors could not touch it.

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What is "plate" in Chinese?
"plate" in Chinese is 碟. plate means: A flat, shallow dish used for serving or eating food.
How do you pronounce 碟?
"plate" in Chinese is 碟, pronounced "dié".
How do you use "plate" in a sentence?
Example: "She set a clean plate in front of each guest." In Chinese, "plate" is 碟.
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