汤匙 (tāngchí): soup spoon

Measure Word

一把汤匙 bǎ

Literally 'soup spoon' — the standard word for a spoon used with soups and liquids.

Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bǎ tāngchí.

Please give me a soup spoon.

Tā yòng tāngchí jiǎobàn kāfēi.

He stirred the coffee with a spoon.

usage

In northern China, 勺子 is more commonly used for spoon in everyday speech. 汤匙 is standard but sounds more formal or southern.

汤 tāng

匙 chí