刀叉 (dāo chā) — knife and fork

Definition

noun
knife and fork
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 刀叉
    Chī xī cān shí, nǐ yào yòng dāo chā.
    When eating Western food, you should use a knife and fork.
  • 刀叉
    Tā bǎ dāo chā fàng zài pán zi páng biān.
    He put the knife and fork beside the plate.
  • 刀叉
    Zhè tào dāo chā shì yín zhì de.
    This set of knife and fork is made of silver.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

dāoknife

刀叉 puts 刀, knife, and 叉, fork, side by side as the two eating tools.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 刀 comes from a simple picture of a knife.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 叉 is made by combining 又 with the dot stroke 丶.

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