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Pīnyīn
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HSK
match (for lighting fire) / CL: ,
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *柴* | 柴* | *柴
surname Chai
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *柴* | 柴* | *柴
firewood / lean (of meat) / thin (of a person)
firewood
to chop firewood / to split logs
chopped wood / firewood
(idiom) as thin as a match; emaciated
to spout nonsense / to bullshit endlessly
(Cantonese) (coll.) good-for-nothing / loser
kindling (to light a fire)
to chop firewood / to gather firewood
matches made of cardboard
kindling
lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile / fig. consuming passion between lovers


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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