china
70
3.6
- noun
- /ˈtʃaɪ.nə/
- Well, they're not gonna eat off the Van Buren china.
- fine china
- a set of china
- tea china
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- 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
25
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
1
3.0
Items like plates, cups and bowls made from baked clay used for serving or eating food
1
3.7
People use plates, bowls, and cups to serve food
Idioms
- Informal
3
7.2
A clumsy or careless person who causes damage in delicate situations
- Informal
2
8.2
Refuse to do something even for a very large amount of money because it is too important to give up
- Informal
1
9.7
Something that is not related to what people are talking about
- Offensive
1
7.8
A person who is clumsy and insensitive in delicate situations
Compounds
17
3.6
A sea near southeast Asia next to China, Vietnam, and the Philippines that many ships cross and that countries dispute
11
2.1
The official name of China, a communist country with the world's biggest population
10
2.3
The part of China the central government runs, not including Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan
- Offensive
2
7.6
China when it was ruled by a communist government, a name Western writers used in the past
2
4.4
Fine white porcelain made with powdered bone that is strong and slightly see-through
- Literature
1
5.6
A government system in China that blocks websites and controls what people see online
- US
1
7.9
A tree that loses its leaves and has purple flowers and small yellow fruit grown for shade
- Literature
1
9.9
A bold, surprising move by a leader to make peace with a former enemy
1
7.2
A government on Taiwan set up in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek called the Republic of China
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
- 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.