板
hard flat piece; shop door; blackboard; rigid; clapper
Meanings
11 senses · 29 examplesnoun
hard flat piece (of wood, metal, glass etc.)
Often used with a diminutive suffix 儿 in colloquial speech.
This wooden plank is very sturdy.
The glass panel was accidentally broken.
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The workers moved the steel plates onto the truck.
Please give me a craft board for my project.
Freshly cut vegetables sit on the cutting board.
noun
shop door panel
informalCommonly used in the phrase 上板儿 to mean a shop is closed for the day.
It's ten PM, all the street shops have closed their doors.
The old shop's door panels are carved with traces of a hundred years of history.
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The owner is busy taking down the door panels to open the shop.
noun
blackboard; slate
formalUsed in formal classroom and office settings.
The teacher wrote today's homework on the blackboard.
Whiteboards in the classroom have replaced traditional blackboards.
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The blackboard poster features the class's outstanding works.
adjective
flat, plate-shaped
Used to describe objects with a flat, rigid structure similar to a plank.
This type of lumber is suitable for making furniture.
Many slab-style apartment buildings have been built in the community.
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Street vendors sell sandwich bread shaped like building blocks.
noun
clapper (percussion instrument)
formalTraditionally made of sandalwood, hence the name 檀板.
The instrumentalist in Peking Opera uses sandalwood clappers to control the rhythm.
The clapper sound from the folk artist's hands is crisp and pleasant.
noun
beat; tempo (in music/opera)
literaryOften paired with 眼 to form 板眼, referring to formal rhythmic structure.
This folk song uses a fast tempo, with lively rhythm.
The slow tempo of Kunqu opera has a melodious, relaxed melody.
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Follow the beat, don't rush the tempo.
adjective
stiff; rigid; unimaginative
Describes people, manners, or expressions that lack liveliness or flexibility.
He speaks so stiffly that he has no sense of humor at all.
Facing such lively classmates, I look especially rigid.
adjective
hard, compacted
informalDescribes soil, ground, or other solidified substances.
After days of drought, the ground is so hard we can't dig with the hoe.
The freshly made dough hardened after sitting too long.
verb
to put on a stern expression
informalCommonly used in the phrase 板着脸.
He wore a stern expression and ignored everyone.
Seeing the report card, Mom put on a serious face.
verb
to correct; to restrain (bad habits)
dialectA regional colloquial usage, common in northern Chinese dialects.
With the teacher's help, he finally corrected his stuttering habit.
Parents should promptly restrain their children's bad habits.
noun
boss; shop owner
Simplified form of the traditional character 闆, only used in the compound word 老板.
The owner of this restaurant is very warm.
The company boss announced the new personnel policy.