chái

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  • 1

    n.firewood; faggot

    • wǒ zài kǎn chái

      I'm cutting wood.

    • zhè lǐ yǒu yī duī mù chái

      这里木柴

      There is a pile of firewood here.

    • fù nǚ men bēi zhe chái xià le shān

      妇女

      The women came down the hill with their loads of firewood.

  • 2

    adj.dialhard and dry; not soft; with too much tissues

    • jiàng zhǒu zi shòu ér bù chái

      肘子

      These pork joints simmered in brown sauce taste lean but not dry.

    • niú pái zuò de tài lǎo le jiáo qǐ lai hěn chái

      牛排起来

      The beefsteak is overdone and it is tough.

    • zhè qín cài hěn chái

      芹菜

      The celery is dry and tough.

  • 3

    adj.dialskinny; tough

    • zhè ge lǎo rén bìng de hěn zhòng rén dōu biàn chái le

      这个老人

      The old man has been critically ill and is reduced to a skeleton.

  • 4

    adj.dialpoor; inferior; shoddy

    • zhè ge dēng pào zhè me kuài jiù huài zhì liàng tài chái le

      这个灯泡这么质量

      This bulb broke so soon due to its poor quality.

    • tā qí xià de tè bié chái

      特别

      He is a lousy chess player.

    • zhè zhī bǐ gāng yòng jiù huài tài chái le

      This pen is so shoddy that it broke after one use.

  • 5

    n.Chai, a surname

Words and phrases with 柴

Word usage

  • "柴" is often matched with measure word "捆"or"根".
    • one bundle of firewood

    • one piece of firewood

Similar-form characters to 柴

Chinese Characters with pinyin chái