liǎn pén
washbasin
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我每天早上用脸盆洗脸。
wǒ měitiān zǎoshang yòng liǎnpén xǐ liǎn.
I wash my face with a basin every morning.
脸盆里装满了水。
liǎnpén lǐ zhuāngmǎnle shuǐ.
The basin is filled with water.
我把脏衣服放进脸盆里。
wǒ bǎ zàng yīfu fàngjìn liǎnpén lǐ.
I put the dirty clothes in the basin.
面盆 (miànpén)
washbasin
脸盆架 (liǎnpénjià)
washbasin stand
脸桶 (liǎntǒng)
washbasin
脸盆架 (liǎnpénjià)
washbasin rack
The Chinese word 脸盆 (liǎnpén) for "washbasin" is composed of two characters: 脸 (liǎn), meaning "face", and 盆 (pén), meaning "basin". The word 脸盆 literally means "face basin", which refers to a container used for washing one's face.The character 脸 (liǎn) is a pictograph that depicts a person's face. The character 盆 (pén) is a phonetic loan character that was originally used to represent the sound "pén". Over time, the character 盆 came to be used to represent the concept of a "basin".The combination of the characters 脸 and 盆 creates the word 脸盆, which specifically refers to a basin used for washing one's face. This word is commonly used in everyday Chinese to refer to washbasins, and it can be found in homes, bathrooms, and other places where people wash their faces.
