What does china in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word china in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use china in Spanish.

The word china in Spanish means china, chinaware, orange, china, girl, pebble, China, Chinese, the Chinese, Chinese, Chinese, curly, slit eyed, mixed race, marijuana spliff with cocaine, joint, spliff, Chinese restaurant, Chinese place, boy, lowlife, Chinese jump rope, no way, India ink, India ink, draw the short straw, Chinese torture, Chinese torture. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word china

china, chinaware

nombre femenino (loza: platos, vasos) (loosely)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pusieron la mesa con una china preciosa.
They set the table with lovely china (or: chinaware).

orange

nombre femenino (PR, RD (naranja)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El asistente nos trajo jugo de china y galletas para merendar.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Oranges aren't my favourite fruit.

china

nombre femenino (juego) (game)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Echaron la suerte jugando china.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Teach me how to play the game "china."

girl

nombre femenino (AmL, coloquial (chica, mujer) (colloquial, girlfriend)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Salí con mi china al parque.
I went to the park with my girl.

pebble

nombre femenino (piedra pequeña)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El niño aventó una china a la ventana de su amigo para que saliera a jugar.
The young boy threw a pebble at his friend's window so he'd come out to play.

China

nombre propio femenino (país asiático)

China es una potencia asiática.
China is an Asian power.

Chinese

adjetivo (de China)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En las ciudades chinas hay mucha contaminación.
There is a lot of contamination in Chinese cities.

the Chinese

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona de China) (as a group)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Los chinos son popularmente conocidos por ser los autores de grandes invenciones.
The Chinese are popularly known for being authors of great inventions.

Chinese

nombre masculino (idioma) (language)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Estuve aprendiendo chino, pero tuve que dejarlo.
I had been learning Chinese but I had to stop taking classes.

Chinese

adjetivo (relativo al idioma chino)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Los caracteres chinos son más complicados que los coreanos.
Chinese characters are more complicated than Korean ones.

curly

adjetivo (MX (cabello: rizado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mi abuela tenía el pelo muy chino.
My grandmother had really curly hair.

slit eyed

adjetivo (CR, AR: coloquial (de ojos rasgados) (pejorative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ahora por la tarde vino a buscarlo un señor. Era bajito y como chino.
This afternoon a man came looking for him. He was short and slit eyed.

mixed race

adjetivo (de un padre indio y uno zambo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

marijuana spliff with cocaine

nombre masculino (marihuana con cocaína)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una vez me fumé un chino y me dejó el cerebro fuera de servicio.
Once, I smoked a marijuana spliff with cocaine and it knocked my brain out.

joint, spliff

nombre masculino (CR: coloquial (marihuana con tabaco) (with tobacco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nos fumamos un chino bien cargado y luego no nos podíamos mover.
We smoked a well-packed joint then we couldn't move.

Chinese restaurant, Chinese place

nombre masculino (restaurante de comida china)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ayer fuimos al chino a cenar y estuvo todo muy rico.
Yesterday, we had dinner at a Chinese restaurant (or: Chinese place) and it was really good.

boy

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (CO: coloquial (niño, niña) (male)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es increíble cómo juegan al tenis esos chinos.
It is incredible how those boys play tennis.

lowlife

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (AmS: peyorativo, ofensivo (persona de baja condición social) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Chinese jump rope

locución nominal femenina (CR (juego: china)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el recreo podemos jugar a escuelita china.

no way

expresión (coloquial (jamás, ni lo sueñes.) (refusal)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
¿Qué yo vaya a recogerte en coche? Naranjas de la China; no te lo crees ni harto de vino.
You want me to come and pick you up? No way! Not on your nelly.

India ink

locución nominal femenina (tipo de tinta) (liquid)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La tinta china es un pigmento negro.
India ink is a black pigment.

India ink

locución nominal femenina (técnica artística)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la sala hay una hermosa pintura en tinta china.
There's a beautiful painting in the hall done in India ink.

draw the short straw

locución verbal (ES, coloquial (la peor parte)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
A Juan le tocó la china; el jefe le encargó a él todo el trabajo.

Chinese torture

nombre femenino (física o psicológica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una tortura china es que te hagan cosquillas durante horas.

Chinese torture

nombre femenino (coloquial, figurado (difícil de soportar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ausencia de Odiseo fue una tortura china para su esposa Penélope.

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