How to Say ‘Chopsticks’ in Simplified Chinese
筷子
kuài zi
[kuàizi]
🇨🇳 In China: Never stand your chopsticks upright in a bowl of rice. It looks like incense at a funeral.
Phrase Breakdown
筷子
kuài zi
[kuàizi]
chopsticks
A pair of thin sticks used for eating in China.
请给我一双筷子。
Please give me a pair of chopsticks.
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