柴

chái · chai/Chái · chai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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chái 柴

  1. firewood
  2. lean (of meat)
  3. thin (of a person)

Chái 柴

  1. surname Chai

In a sentence

2 examples
01

冬(dōng)天(tiān)来(lái)临(lín)前(qián),他(tā)们(men)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)柴(chái)。

Before winter came, they prepared a lot of firewood.

02

这(zhè)块(kuài)肉(ròu)太(tài)柴(chái)了(le),嚼(jiáo)起(qǐ)来(lái)很(hěn)费(fèi)劲(jìn)。

This piece of meat is too lean and tough to chew.

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