柴米油盐酱醋茶 chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá

fig. life's daily necessities

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. life's daily necessities
  2. 2. lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea

Characters

Character Meaning
柴 chái HSK 5
firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)
米 mǐ HSK 1
rice; meter (classifier); surname Mi
油 yóu HSK 4
oil; petroleum; oily
盐 yán HSK 4
salt
酱 jiàng HSK 5
thick paste of fermented soybean; paste
醋 cù HSK 5
vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)
茶 chá HSK 1
tea; tea plant