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

HSK 5

生肉和蔬菜最好用两块砧板。

Shēngròu hé shūcài zuìhǎo yòng liǎng kuài zhēnbǎn.

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

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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