匙 (chí) — spoon
Definition
匙 is a bound form meaning 'spoon' — it never stands alone and is always paired with another character (汤匙 soup spoon, 茶匙 teaspoon). Measure it with 把 or 个, not the classifier 把 alone for spoons in some uses.
bound form
spoon
Examples
- 。Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bǎ tāng chí.Please give me a soup spoon.
- 。Zuò dàn gāo xū yào jiā liǎng chá chí táng.To make a cake, you need to add two teaspoons of sugar.
- ，。Zhè bǎ tāng chí shì yín de, hěn zhēn guì.This soup spoon is silver and very precious.
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