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勺子 (sháo zi) — spoon; ladle

Definition

A 勺子 is the everyday word for a spoon or ladle — the thing you hold to scoop soup or food. Unlike 铲 (shovel) or 盛 (to ladle food into a bowl), 勺子 is the utensil itself.

noun
spoonladle
Measure word · 把
Easily confused

Examples

  • 勺子。
    Wǒ yòng sháo zi chī fàn.
    I use a spoon to eat.
  • 勺子。
    Wǒ mǎi le yì bǎ sháo zi.
    I bought a spoon.
  • 勺子。
    Zhè bǎ sháo zi hěn gān jìng.
    This spoon is very clean.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

勺sháoscoop
子zǐ

The word names a spoon or ladle from 勺, a scoop, with 子 completing the everyday form.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

勺 shows a mark for wine inside a ladle or spoon shape.

Open 勺 →

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 3HSK 2.0 Level 5Kitchenware & Tableware

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