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筷子 (kuài zi): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 3

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筷子 (kuài zi): Chopsticks (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

筷子 consists of 2 characters.

child, offspring, seed, small thing

Word Info

Pinyinkuài zi

Meaningchopsticks

Characters2

HSK 2.0Level 3

HSK 3.0Level 3

SyntaxNoun

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More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 筷子.

附近fù jìnnearby
一样yī yàngsame; identical
打扫dǎ sǎoto clean
打算dǎ suànplan; intention
关心guān xīncare about
发烧fā shāofever; have a fever
检查jiǎn cháinspect
水平shuǐ pínglevel
害怕hài pàafraid
其实qí shíin fact
回答huí dáreply
其他qí tāother

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 筷子.

Words with 子

儿子ér ziHSK 1
杯子bēi ziHSK 1
桌子zhuō ziHSK 1
椅子yǐ ziHSK 1
妻子qī ziHSK 2
孩子hái ziHSK 2

本子

běn zi

HSK 2

个子gè ziHSK 3

3.

How to Use 筷子 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 筷子 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

ná拿

kuài筷

zi子

neutralSpoken

hold chopsticks

yòng用

kuài筷

zi子

neutral

use chopsticks

Noun + Nounwith筒

kuài筷

zi子

tǒng筒

neutral

chopstick holder

Adjective + Nounwith木

mù木

kuài筷

zi子

neutral

wooden chopsticks

Measure Word + Nounwith双

yī一

shuāng双

kuài筷

zi子

4.

Example Sentences with 筷子

wǒ我

yòng用

kuài筷

zi子

chī吃

fàn饭

。

neutral

a pair of chopsticks

I eat with chopsticks.

qǐng请

gěi给

wǒ我

yī一

shuāng双

kuài筷

zi子

。

Please give me a pair of chopsticks.

qǐng请

bǎ把

nà那

shuāng双

gān干

jìng净

de的

kuài筷

zi子

dì递

gěi给

wǒ我

，

xiè谢

xiè谢

。

Please pass me that pair of clean chopsticks, thank you.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

yàn宴

huì会

shàng上

，

zhèng正

què确

shǐ使

yòng用

kuài筷

zi子

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

jī基

běn本

lǐ礼

yí仪

。

Using chopsticks correctly is a basic etiquette at formal banquets.

zài在

zhōng中

guó国

，

rén人

men们

tōng通

cháng常

yòng用

kuài筷

zi子

jiā夹

cài菜

。

In China, people usually use chopsticks to pick up food.

nǐ你

xí习

guàn惯

yòng用

kuài筷

zi子

chī吃

yì意

dà大

lì利

miàn面

ma吗

？

Are you used to eating spaghetti with chopsticks?

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

bù不

tí提

gōng供

yí一

cì次

xìng性

kuài筷

zi子

，

yǐ以

bǎo保

hù护

huán环

jìng境

。

This restaurant does not provide disposable chopsticks to protect the environment.

xué学

xí习

shǐ使

yòng用

kuài筷

zi子

xū需

yào要

yī一

xiē些

liàn练

xí习

，

dàn但

yí一

dàn旦

zhǎng掌

wò握

，

yòng用

cān餐

huì会

gèng更

jiā加

fāng方

biàn便

。

Learning to use chopsticks requires some practice, but once mastered, it makes dining more convenient.

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

huì会

yòng用

kuài筷

zi子

，

hái还

néng能

yòng用

tā它

men们

jiá夹

qǐ起

huá滑

liū溜

liū溜

de的

huā花

shēng生

mǐ米

。

He not only knows how to use chopsticks, but can also use them to pick up slippery peanuts.