柴米油鹽醬醋茶 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
鹽 yán
salt
醬 jiàng
thick paste of fermented soybean; paste
醋 cù HSK 5
vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)
茶 chá HSK 1
tea; tea plant