劈柴

pǐchái / pīchái

noun #45,372

Measure Word

一捆劈柴 kǔn

Meanings

1 firewood
2 chopped wood
3 kindling

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

门口堆着一大堆劈柴。

Ménkǒu duī zhe yí dà duī pǐchái.

There is a big pile of firewood stacked by the door.

HSK 7-9

奶奶往灶里又添了几块劈柴。

Nǎinai wǎng zào lǐ yòu tiān le jǐ kuài pǐchái.

Grandma added a few more pieces of firewood to the stove.

Tips

usage

The noun is read pǐchái: wood that has already been split. Chopping it is the verb pīchái. In everyday speech plain 柴 or 柴火 is just as common.

Stroke Order

劈 pī

柴 chái