吐司

tǔsī

noun

Measure Word

一片吐司 piàn

Meanings

1 toast
2 sliced bread
3 sandwich loaf

Characters

to spit out (phonetic)

manage (phonetic)

Examples

我早餐吃了两片吐司。

Wǒ zǎocān chī le liǎng piàn tǔsī.

I ate two slices of toast for breakfast.

全麦吐司比白吐司健康。

Quánmài tǔsī bǐ bái tǔsī jiànkāng.

Whole-wheat toast is healthier than white toast.

Tips

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Loanword from English 'toast'. In Chinese usage 吐司 typically means the sliced sandwich loaf itself (whether toasted or not), not specifically toasted bread. Toasted bread is 烤吐司. The character choice 吐 'spit out' is purely phonetic and unrelated to meaning.

Stroke Order

吐 tǔ

司 sī