Chinese word

陶瓷

Pronunciation

Pinyintáo cí

Meaning

  • nounceramics

Example

这家店的陶瓷很漂亮。zhè jiā diàn de táo cí hěn piào liàng

The ceramics at this store are very beautiful.

Illustration for 陶瓷 (ceramics)

More examples

这次博物馆的陶瓷展览吸引了很多参观者。zhè cì bó wù guǎn de táo cí zhán lǎn xī yǐn le hěn duō cān guān zhě

This museum's ceramics exhibition attracted many visitors.

Core concept

Clay transformed by heat into finished objects that range from porous pottery to hard porcelain.

Common phrases

  • 陶瓷制品táo cí zhì pǐn

    ceramic products

  • 陶瓷工艺táo cí gōng yì

    ceramic craftsmanship

  • 陶瓷展览táo cí zhán lǎn

    ceramics exhibition

Similar words

陶器táo qì: Practical or decorative clayware shaped and fired while retaining an earthy feel.
瓷器cí qì: High-fired clayware with a hard, thin body and a white, smooth surface.

Definition in Chinese

泛指通过烧成得到的陶制或瓷制制品，是对陶器与瓷器等各种烧制物的统称。fàn zhǐ tōng guò shāo chéng dé dào de táo zhì huò cí zhì zhì pǐn shì duì táo qì yǔ cí qì děng gè zhǒng shāo zhì wù de tǒng chēng

Word origin

陶 (táo, "pottery") + 瓷 (cí, "porcelain") names the two broad kinds of fired clayware covered by this compound.

Usage tips

  • English often uses ceramic before another noun, but Chinese can use this noun directly for finished goods, such as tableware or decorative objects.

Other meanings

  • potterynoun
  • porcelainnoun

Related words

  • 陶瓷器táo cí qìceramic warenoun
  • 陶瓷业táo cí yèceramics industrynoun

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