篮子
lán zi
basket
The Chinese word for 'basket' is '篮子' (lán zi). It can be used similarly to how it's used in English, referring to a container used to hold or carry things, usually made from interwoven strips of cane or wire. It can also refer to sports equipment for games such as basketball.
Example sentences using: 篮子
请把这些书放到篮子里。
qǐng bǎ zhèxiē shū fàng dào lánzǐ lǐ
Please put these books in the basket.
This sentence gives a command to place something, in this case books, into a basket. 篮子 is the object to which the books are being placed.
我找不到我的篮子。
wǒ zhǎobudào wǒ de lánzǐ
I can't find my basket.
In this sentence, 篮子 is the object that the speaker is attempting to locate. Here 我的 (my) is used before 篮子 to indicate possession.
这个篮子装满了水果。
zhège lánzǐ zhuāngmǎnle shuǐguǒ
This basket is filled with fruits.
Here, 篮子 contains fruits, and 装满了 indicates the basket is filled with these fruits.
篮子里有三个橙子。
lánzǐ lǐ yǒu sān gè chéngzi
There are three oranges in the basket.
篮子 is used as the container for the oranges. 数字 (number) + 个 is a common pattern to express the quantity of something in Chinese.
篮子里没有任何东西。
lánzǐ lǐ méiyǒu rènhé dōngxi
There's nothing in the basket.
In this sentence, 篮子 is the container that has been looked into. 没有 (do not have) and 任何 (any) are used to denote the absence of things.
篮子的底部破了。
lánzǐ de dǐbù pòle
The bottom of the basket is broken.
In this sentence, we are describing a situation about the basket. 的 indicates possession, relating the bottom (底部) to the basket (篮子).
篮子已经满了。
lánzǐ yǐjīng mǎnle
The basket is already full.
This sentence is used to describe the status of the basket. 已经 indicates that the action of filling the basket has been completed.
他的篮子比我的大。
tā de lánzǐ bǐ wǒ de dà
His basket is bigger than mine.
This sentence is comparing two baskets. 我的 and 他的 denote mine and his respectively.
篮子太重，我提不起来。
lánzǐ tài zhòng, wǒ tí bù qǐ lái
The basket is too heavy, I can't lift it.
Here, we are using 篮子 to describe a situation where the weight of something is too much to allow a particular action.
她把所有的苹果放在篮子里。
tā bǎ suǒyǒu de píngguǒ fàng zài lánzǐ lǐ
She put all the apples in the basket.
In this sentence, 篮子 (basket) is used as the container for the apples. Use 在...里 (in) to express that something is inside something else.