Definition
铜板 can refer to two distinct things: (1) a historical copper coin used in old China, often collected or studied today; (2) a sheet or plate of copper used in industry, printing, or crafts. The context — money vs. material — tells you which sense is intended. For the coin sense, it's commonly used with the classifier 枚 (méi); for the sheet sense, with 块 (kuài).
n.
(historical) copper coincopper sheetcopper plate
Examples
- 铜板，。Tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe yì méi tóng bǎn, wèn zhè shì nǎ ge cháo dài de.He held a copper coin in his hand and asked which dynasty it was from.
- 铜板，。Zhè kuài tóng bǎn hěn hòu, shìhé zuò zhuāngshì.This copper plate is thick and suitable for decorations.
- 铜板。Tā zài jiùhuò shìchǎng mǎi le jǐ méi tóng bǎn.He bought a few copper coins at the flea market.
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