Basic Meaning
n
Often used in pairs as '筷子' (kuai4 zi5) to refer to chopsticks. In Chinese, '一双筷子' (yi1 shuang1 kuai4 zi5) means 'a pair of chopsticks'.
chopsticks (a pair of thin sticks made of bamboo, wood, metal, etc., used for picking up food or other items)
(~子)用竹、木、金属等制的夹饭菜或其他东西用的细棍儿。
Words:
Synonyms:
筯箸
Sentences:
- 在中国,人们用筷子吃饭。In China, people eat with chopsticks.
- 请把碗筷摆好,我们要吃饭了。Please set the bowls and chopsticks; we're about to eat.
- 这家餐厅提供竹筷和塑料筷。This restaurant provides bamboo chopsticks and plastic chopsticks.
Writing & Component
Radical竹
Structuretop_bottom
Stroke Count13
Strokes丿一丶丿一丶丶丶丨𠃍一丿㇏
