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碗

wǎn · wan

Traditional 㼝 / 椀 / 盌

HSK 2 Old HSK 3

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

wǎn 碗

bowl
cup
CL:隻 / 只 (zhī),個 / 个 (gè)

wǎn 㼝

variant of 碗 (wǎn)

wǎn 椀

variant of 碗 (wǎn)

wǎn 盌

variant of 碗 (wǎn)

In a sentence

2 examples

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.

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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