筷子 (kuài zi) — chopsticks
Definition
The everyday word for chopsticks (eaten with, not the cooking kind). Unlike 叉子 (fork), 筷子 come as a pair — pair them with the measure word 双 or 对, not 把.
noun
chopsticks
Measure word · 对, 根, 把, 双
Examples
- 筷子。Mā ma mǎi le shí shuāng kuài zi.Mom bought ten pairs of chopsticks.
- 筷子。Qǐng gěi wǒ yì shuāng kuài zi.Please give me a pair of chopsticks.
- 筷子。Wǒ xǐ huan yòng zhú zi de kuài zi.I like to use bamboo chopsticks.
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