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How to Say ‘Write on the plate’ in Traditional Chinese

在盤子上寫字

zài pán zi shàng xiě zì

[zài pánzi shàng xiězì]

💬 Usage Tip: Where something happens goes before the action: 在 + place + 上 + verb. Another example is 在桌上放 "put it on the table".

Phrase Breakdown

在盤子上

zài pán zi shàng

on the plate

在 + place + 上 means 'on' something. 盤子 means plate.

Example

蛋糕在盤子上。

The cake is on the plate.

Words in this phrase

在

zài

[zài]

at

A preposition used to indicate a point in time or a location.

Example

我在等你。

I am waiting for you.

盤子

pán zi

[pánzi]

plate

A flat dish for serving food.

Example

請給我一個盤子。

Please give me a plate.

上

shàng

[shàng]

on

Indicating location or position above.

Example

書桌上擺著一本書。

There is a book on the desk.

寫字

xiě zì

[xiězì]

to write (words)

To write characters or a message.

Example

他在卡片上寫字。

He writes on the card.

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