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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

china ['tʃaɪnə]
  1. 1. noun [u] (also: china clay) 陶瓷
  2. 2. noun (crockery) 瓷器
  3. 3. cpd [+cup, plate] 瓷

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

china [ 'ʧaɪnə] [ 'ʧaɪnə]
  1. 1. noun 瓷，瓷器
    China is the common name for ware made of porcelain, given because it came from China.
    瓷器是瓷质器皿的通用名称，取这个与中国书写相同的名称，是因为瓷器源于中国。
  2. 2. noun 陶器
    Porcelain, often called china or chinaware, is a type of ceramics highly valued for its beauty and strength.
    瓷器，又称陶瓷或陶瓷器，是陶瓷制品的一种，因其外观美、强度高，所以价值不菲。
  3. 3. noun 瓷盘、瓷碟、瓷制的小摆设；白坯瓷器（指日用瓷、卫生瓷、艺术瓷等）
    My wife only use the best china when we have visitors.
    家里来客人的时候，妻子才会拿出最好的瓷器。
  4. 4. noun 陶制的盘、碟；陶制品

Collins English-English Dictionary

china ['tʃaɪnə]
  1. 1. n ceramic ware of a type originally from China
  2. 2. n any porcelain or similar ware
  3. 3. n cups, saucers, etc, collectively
  4. 4. n [modifier] made of china
    a china tea service
  5. 5. n [Etymology] C16 chiny, from Persian chini
china ['tʃaɪnə]
  1. 1. n [Brit and South African] [informal] a friend or companion
  2. 2. n [Etymology] C19: originally Cockney rhyming slang: china plate, mate
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Examples

China is the common name for ware made of porcelain, given because it came from China.
瓷器是瓷质器皿的通用名称，取这个与中国书写相同的名称，是因为瓷器源于中国。 → china
The Chinese mainland faces the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea on the east and south.
中国大陆的东部和南部濒临的海域有渤海，黄海，东海和南海。
a bombé china cabinet
凸起的瓷器柜 → bombé
a china cabinet
瓷器(陈列)橱
the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国 → China
her good china
她的上等瓷器 → good
More than twenty years after it introduced its one-child policy, China is keeping its promise,allowing only-children who marry each other to have a second child.
在宣布独生子女政策后的二十多年以来,中国政府一直履行着承诺, 允许由独生子女组成的家庭有第二个孩子。
I wouldn't do it for all the tea in China.
我无论如何都不会做这件事的。
Some of these levees are higher and longer than the Great Wall of China.
在这些大堤中，有些比中国的长城还要高还要长。 → wall
Welcome to China.
欢迎来到中国。 → welcome
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