劈柴

pīchái / pǐchái

verb #45,372

Meanings

HSK 4

爷爷在院子里劈柴。

Yéye zài yuànzi lǐ pīchái.

Grandpa is chopping firewood in the yard.

HSK 7-9

劈柴很费力气，没劈几下我就满头大汗了。

Pīchái hěn fèi lìqi, méi pī jǐ xià wǒ jiù mǎntóu-dàhàn le.

Chopping firewood takes a lot of strength; after just a few swings I was dripping with sweat.

usage

As an action it is read pīchái. The split wood you end up with is a noun read pǐchái: 一堆劈柴 'a pile of firewood'.

劈 pī

柴 chái