叉子

chāzi

noun HSK 5 #9,750

Measure Word

一把叉子 bǎ

Meanings

1 fork

Characters

Examples

请给我一把叉子。

Qǐng gěi wǒ yībǎ chāzi.

Please give me a fork.

他不会用筷子，只能用叉子。

Tā búhuì yòng kuàizi, zhǐnéng yòng chāzi.

He can't use chopsticks, so he can only use a fork.

桌上放了刀子和叉子。

Zhuōshang fàng le dāozi hé chāzi.

There are knives and forks on the table.

Tips

usage

叉子 (colloquial, with suffix 子) vs 叉 (slightly more formal or used in compounds like 刀叉). Both refer to an eating fork.

Stroke Order

叉 chā

子 zǐ