"clean your plate" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 把盘子里的饭吃光

Definition

把盘子里的饭吃得一点不剩。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常父母对孩子用语，要求把盘子吃干净，强调不浪费。有时显得有点强硬或老派。

Examples

Please clean your plate before you leave the table.

请在离开餐桌前**把盘子里的饭吃光**。

My mom always tells me to clean my plate.

我妈妈总是让我**把盘子里的饭吃光**。

You don’t have to clean your plate if you’re not hungry.

如果不饿，你不用**把盘子里的饭吃光**。

Kids today aren't always told to clean their plates anymore.

现在的小孩不总是被要求**把盘子吃光**了。

If you clean your plate, you can have dessert.

**把盘子里的饭吃光**后就可以吃甜点了。

Grandpa always says we should clean our plates because others don’t have enough to eat.

爷爷总是说我们要**把盘子吃干净**，因为还有人吃不饱饭。