china
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈtʃaɪ.nə/
:
porcelana
- Well, they're not gonna eat off the Van Buren china.
- fine china
- a set of china
- tea china
I want the bull in the China shop to go fight for me.
- I want the bull in the China shop to go fight for me.
- And I drank many a fancy latte from our wedding gift espresso maker from these fancy little China cups.
Examples
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If you broke any of my china, that's it for you, kid.
Fiction book (1990) -
That has crystal and china.
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And set out the Prince royal china, silver service.
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"My mother told me everything you got is like a china cup," I said.
Fiction book (1991) -
As Johnson describes them, her parents "loved music, pictures, and dainty china, with which George Johnson filled his beautiful home."
Academic text (2017) -
The blonde girl smacked down a white china plate in front of me.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'm sorry we don't have finer china.
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After washing her best china, she hung the cups and saucers on the clothesline to dry.
Fiction book (1991) -
We are celebrating Thanksgiving tonight, so we will use the fine china for dinner.
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Please handle the new china carefully; it's very delicate and easily broken.
Synonyms
58
4.3
A hard white clay people make dishes, cups, and vases from
6
3.5
Plates, cups, and dishes used for serving or eating food
5
2.7
Items like plates and bowls for serving and eating food at a meal
1
2.8
Plates, bowls, and cups used for serving and eating food
1
4.9
Dishes and cups made from fine porcelain used at the table
People use plates, bowls, and cups to serve food
Items like plates, cups and bowls made from baked clay used for serving or eating food
Idioms
- Informal
3
7.2
A clumsy or careless person who causes damage in delicate situations
- Offensive
1
7.8
A person who is clumsy and insensitive in delicate situations
- Informal
Refuse to do something even for a very large amount of money because it is too important to give up
- Informal
Something that is not related to what people are talking about
Compounds
11
2.1
The official name of China, a communist country with the world's biggest population
9
2.3
The part of China the central government runs, not including Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan
8
3.6
A sea near southeast Asia next to China, Vietnam, and the Philippines that many ships cross and that countries dispute
2
4.4
Fine white porcelain made with powdered bone that is strong and slightly see-through
- Offensive
1
7.6
China when it was ruled by a communist government, a name Western writers used in the past
A climbing plant that grows back every year with twining stems and fragrant green flowers
- Specialized
A fine white clay made when rocks break down and used to make pottery and as a filler
- US
A tree that loses its leaves and has purple flowers and small yellow fruit grown for shade
- Literature
A government system in China that blocks websites and controls what people see online
A government on Taiwan set up in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek called the Republic of China
- Specialized
A tree from the southwestern United States that loses its leaves and has pulpy fruit containing a natural soap-like substance
How Fine
Surface Forms
Etymology
China comes from the country China, because fine porcelain, a hard shiny kind of pottery, first arrived in Europe from there. So china now means delicate, high-quality plates and cups made in that style.