china

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

china [china chinas] BrE [ˈtʃaɪnə] NAmE [ˈtʃaɪnə] noun uncountable
1. white ↑clay which is baked and used for making delicate cups, plates, etc
•a china vase
see also ↑bone china
2. cups, plates, etc. that are made of china
•She got out the best china.
see a bull in a china shop at ↑bull, not for all the tea in China at ↑tea

Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (as an adjective): from Persian chīnī ‘relating to China’, where it was originally made.

Example Bank:
•She had already chosen the china pattern and table linen for their new house.
•The china cabinet was filled with expensive dishes.
•fine bone china tableware

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  chinaware, Taiwan, China, Nationalist China, Republic of China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, Cathay