How to say “fork” in Chinese
fork
“Fork” in Chinese is 叉子, chā zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
叉子 is read chā zi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
This is 又 “hand” with a dot between the fingers.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “叉子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 叉子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 吃西餐要用刀和叉子chīxīcānyàoyòngdāohéchāziWestern food is eaten with a knife and fork.
More words from the lesson “Hot pot, barbecue and seafood”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fork” in Chinese?
“Fork” in Chinese is 叉子, pinyin chāzi.
What does 叉子 mean?
叉子 (chāzi) means “fork”.
How do you write 叉子?
叉子 is 2 characters: 叉 (chā) — fork; cross; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 叉子?
叉子 is read chāzi. Tones: chā — first tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fork” in the lesson “Hot pot, barbecue and seafood”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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