洗菜盆

xǐcàipén
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 vegetable-washing basin
  2. 2 kitchen sink (for washing vegetables)

Examples

Bǎ qīngcài fàng dào xǐcàipén lǐ pào yíhuìr.
Soak the greens in the vegetable basin for a bit.
Chúfáng shuǐcáo jiù shì ge dà xǐcàipén.
The kitchen sink is essentially a big vegetable-washing basin.

Tips

usage
洗菜盆 can mean either a standalone plastic basin you put on the counter or — in fittings catalogs — the kitchen sink itself. Compare 水槽 (built-in sink) and 洗手盆 / 洗脸盆 (bathroom basin). Many Chinese homes still use a portable 洗菜盆 inside the sink to save water.

Stroke Order

cài
pén