chái

firewood

surname Chai; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)

this (此) + wood (木) = firewood

木 grounds the meaning in wood or timber — the stuff firewood is made of. 此 mainly contributes the sound chái and doesn't carry a meaningful image here.

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我们上山去捡,晚上用来生火。

wǒ men shàng shān qù jiǎn chái, wǎn shang yòng lái shēng huǒ。

We went up the mountain to gather firewood, to make a fire in the evening.

这块肉太了,咬起来很费力。

zhè kuài ròu tài chái le, yǎo qǐ lái hěn fèi lì。

This piece of meat is too dry and tough, it takes a lot of effort to chew.

Words with 柴

骨瘦如柴

gǔ shòu rú chái

(idiom) as thin as a match; emaciated

不当家不知柴米贵

bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì

a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)

劈柴

pī chái

to chop firewood

劈柴

pǐ chai

chopped wood

北柴胡

běi chái hú

honewort

大柴旦

dà chái dàn

Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai

大柴旦行政区

dà chái dàn xíng zhèng qū

Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai

大柴旦行政委员会

dà chái dàn xíng zhèng wěi yuán huì

Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai

布拉柴维尔

bù lā chái wéi ěr

Brazzaville, capital of Congo

废柴

fèi chái

loser

引柴

yǐn chái

kindling (to light a fire)

引火柴

yǐn huǒ chái

kindling

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