砧板

zhēnbǎn

noun #30,285

Measure Word

一块砧板 kuài

Meanings

1 cutting board
2 chopping block

Characters

anvil / chopping block

Examples

生肉和蔬菜最好用两块砧板。

Shēng ròu hé shūcài zuì hǎo yòng liǎng kuài zhēnbǎn.

It's best to use two separate cutting boards for raw meat and vegetables.

砧板用完要擦干，不然发霉。

Zhēnbǎn yòng wán yào cā gān, bùrán fāméi.

Dry the cutting board after use or it'll go mouldy.

我换了一个竹砧板。

Wǒ huàn le yí ge zhú zhēnbǎn.

I switched to a bamboo cutting board.

Tips

usage

Figuratively, 人为刀俎，我为鱼肉 'others are the knife and the chopping block, I am the fish and the meat' — classical line for being at someone's mercy. 砧板上的鱼肉 still works as a modern idiom.

Stroke Order

砧 zhēn

板 bǎn