(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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