刀叉

dāochā
noun #24,221

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 knife and fork
  2. 2 cutlery

Examples

Xīcāntīng de zhuō shàng bǎizhe dāochā hé cānjīn.
The table at the Western restaurant had knives, forks, and napkins.
Tā hái bù tài xíguàn yòng dāochā chīfàn.
He is not yet used to eating with a knife and fork.

Tips

culture
刀叉 (knife and fork) is used as shorthand for Western-style eating, in contrast to 筷子 (chopsticks). Asking for 刀叉 at a Chinese restaurant is typically understood as a request for Western cutlery.

Stroke Order

dāo
chā