Chinese Word: 柴 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

柴HSK 5

Pinyin: chái

English Definition: firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)

Chinese Definition:
①烧火用的草木：柴草。柴火。柴门。火柴。木柴。
②烧柴祭天：“柴于上帝”。
③瘦，不松软：柴鸡。柴心儿。
④姓氏。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic:此 indicates the sound; 木 (wood) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 此 [ cǐ ] this, these; in this case, then
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden

Similar Characters: 架紫

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火柴HSK 5	huǒ chái	match (for lighting fire); Classifiers: 根
柴油HSK 6	chái yóu	diesel fuel
柴油机	chái yóu jī	diesel engine
柴草	chái cǎo	firewood
柴火	chái huo	firewood

1		mó dāo 磨刀 bù 不 wù 误 kǎn chái 砍柴 gōng 工。 Sharpening a knife can save chopping work.
2		tā men 他们 zài 在 huā yuán lǐ 花园里 duī 堆 le 了 yì duī 一堆 mù chái 木柴。 They stacked up a pile of firewood in the garden.
3		zhè xiē 这些 huǒ chái 火柴 bù hǎo 不好 diǎn 点， kě néng 可能 shì 是 tài 太 cháo shī 潮湿 le 了。 These matches are difficult to light, probably because they're too damp.
4		tā 她 xiǎng qǐ 想起 xiǎo shí hou 小时候 tōu tōu 偷偷 diǎn 点 huǒ chái 火柴 shāo zhǐ 烧纸 qián 钱 de 的 shì qing 事情。 She remembered that she used to secretly light matches and burn paper money as a child.
5		tā yòng 他用 huǒ chái 火柴 diǎn rán 点燃 le 了 gōu huǒ 篝火， yè wǎn 夜晚 biàn de 变得 wēn nuǎn 温暖 qǐ lai 起来。 He lit a fire with matches and the night became warmer.

1		mó dāo 磨刀 bù 不 wù 误 kǎn chái 砍柴 gōng 工。 Sharpening a knife can save chopping work.
2		tā men 他们 zài 在 huā yuán lǐ 花园里 duī 堆 le 了 yì duī 一堆 mù chái 木柴。 They stacked up a pile of firewood in the garden.
3		zhè xiē 这些 huǒ chái 火柴 bù hǎo 不好 diǎn 点， kě néng 可能 shì 是 tài 太 cháo shī 潮湿 le 了。 These matches are difficult to light, probably because they're too damp.
4		tā 她 xiǎng qǐ 想起 xiǎo shí hou 小时候 tōu tōu 偷偷 diǎn 点 huǒ chái 火柴 shāo zhǐ 烧纸 qián 钱 de 的 shì qing 事情。 She remembered that she used to secretly light matches and burn paper money as a child.
5		tā yòng 他用 huǒ chái 火柴 diǎn rán 点燃 le 了 gōu huǒ 篝火， yè wǎn 夜晚 biàn de 变得 wēn nuǎn 温暖 qǐ lai 起来。 He lit a fire with matches and the night became warmer.