柴 chái

firewood, faggots, fuel

HSK 5 #1981

DEFINITIONS

柴 chái
  • surname Chai
  • firewood
  • lean (of meat)
  • thin (of a person)

STROKES

WORDS

柴門小戶 chái mén xiǎo hù woodcutter's cottage (idiom); poor person's hovel; fig. my humble house
柴鸡 chái jī a variety of free-range chicken, small with furless legs, laying smaller eggs
柴雞 chái jī a variety of free-range chicken, small with furless legs, laying smaller eggs
柴电机车 chái diàn jī chē diesel-electric locomotive
柴電機車 chái diàn jī chē diesel-electric locomotive
柴鱼片 chái yú piàn katsuobushi or dried bonito flakes (paper-thin shavings of preserved skipjack tuna)
柴魚片 chái yú piàn katsuobushi or dried bonito flakes (paper-thin shavings of preserved skipjack tuna)
满口胡柴 mǎn kǒu hú chái to spout nonsense; to bullshit endlessly
滿口胡柴 mǎn kǒu hú chái to spout nonsense; to bullshit endlessly
烈火干柴 liè huǒ gān chái lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile; fig. consuming passion between lovers
烈火乾柴 liè huǒ gān chái lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile; fig. consuming passion between lovers
生物柴油 shēng wù chái yóu biodiesel
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 liú de qīng shān zài ， bù pà méi chái shāo While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒 liú de qīng shān zài ， bù pà méi chái shāo While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
眾人拾柴火焰高 zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (idiom); the more people, the more strength
磨刀不误砍柴工 mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom); fig. time invested in preparations is not lost; a beard well lathered is half shaved
磨刀不誤砍柴工 mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom); fig. time invested in preparations is not lost; a beard well lathered is half shaved
纸火柴 zhǐ huǒ chái matches made of cardboard
紙火柴 zhǐ huǒ chái matches made of cardboard
芦柴棒 lú chái bàng reed stem; (fig.) extremely skinny person
蘆柴棒 lú chái bàng reed stem; (fig.) extremely skinny person
柴魚味 chái yú wèi bonito flavor; the taste of dried bonito fish
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