凳子

dèngzi

noun HSK 7 #9,382

Measure Word

一把凳子 bǎ

Meanings

1 stool; bench

Characters

Examples

请坐这把凳子。

Qǐng zuò zhè bǎ dèngzi.

Please sit on this stool.

他站在凳子上换灯泡。

Tā zhàn zài dèngzi shàng huàn dēngpào.

He stood on the stool to change the light bulb.

Tips

usage

凳子 is a seat without a back or armrests (a stool). A chair with a back is 椅子 (yǐzi). In everyday Chinese, people often mix them up, but technically they're different.

Stroke Order

凳 dèng

子 zǐ