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黑板 meaning in English

hēibǎn

blackboard

HSK 2noun20 strokes

Meaning of 黑板

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hēibǎn
  1. blackboard

Measure word: 塊|块,個|个

How to use 黑板

黑板 is the everyday word for a classroom blackboard or chalkboard, and people often use it for green boards too. It usually goes with verbs like 写 (xiě, write) and 擦 (cā, wipe). Example: 老师在黑板上写字。(Lǎoshī zài hēibǎn shang xiě zì.) The teacher writes on the blackboard.

黑 (hēi) means black and 板 (bǎn) means board, so 黑板 is literally a black board. Picture the 木 (wood) side of 板 as the wooden frame around the board.

Common mistake: Learners often drop 上 and say 在黑板写字. Chinese needs a location word, so say 在黑板上写字. Also keep both syllables clear: hēi is first tone and bǎn is third tone, not bàn.

黑板 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā在zài黑hēi板bǎn上shàng写xiě了le什shén么me？
What did she write on the blackboard?
Ann在zài黑hēi板bǎn上shàng写xiě了le些xiē什shén么me。
Ann wrote something on the blackboard.
汤tāng姆mǔ在zài黑hēi板bǎn上shàng写xiě了le些xiē什shén么me。
Tom wrote something on the blackboard.
每měi个gè人rén到dào黑hēi板bǎn前qián写xiě下xià自zì己jǐ的de名míng字zì。
Everyone came to the blackboard to write down their name.
汤tāng姆mǔ在zài黑hēi板bǎn上shàng写xiě了le什shén么me？
What did Tom write on the blackboard?

Stroke order for each character

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黑 hēi · black · 12 strokes

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板 bǎn · board · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 黑板.

黑色hēisèblack
老板lǎobǎnboss; proprietor
黑暗hēi'àndark; darkly
地板dìbǎnfloor
黑夜hēiyènight
黑客hēikè(computing) (loanword) hacker
木板mùbǎnslab; board
黑手hēishǒu(fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes; hidden hand
黑白hēibáiblack and white; right and wrong
板块bǎnkuàislab; (geology) tectonic plate
黑马hēimǎdark horse; fig. unexpected winner
黑心hēixīnruthless and lacking in conscience; vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy

Questions about 黑板

What does 黑板 mean?

黑板 (hēibǎn) means "blackboard" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 黑板?

黑板 is made of 2 characters: 黑 (12 strokes), 板 (8 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 黑板 an HSK word?

Yes. 黑板 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the word for a whiteboard in Chinese?

A whiteboard is 白板 (báibǎn), which simply swaps 黑 (black) for 白 (white). Both words follow the same pattern of color plus 板 (board).

How do you say erase the blackboard?

Say 擦黑板 (cā hēibǎn). The eraser is 黑板擦 (hēibǎncā), and chalk is 粉笔 (fěnbǐ).

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