Chinese word

餐具

Pronunciation

Pinyincān jù

Meaning

  • nountableware

Example

请把餐具洗干净。qǐng bǎ cān jù xǐ gān jìng

Please wash the tableware thoroughly.

Illustration for 餐具 (tableware)

More examples

饭店已经把餐具消毒好了。fàn diàn yǐ jīng bǎ cān jù xiāo dú hǎo le

The restaurant has already disinfected the tableware.

Core concept

The set of dishes and eating tools used to hold, serve, or eat food, including reusable and disposable items.

Common phrases

  • 洗餐具xǐ cān jù

    wash tableware

  • 擦干餐具cā gàn cān jù

    wipe tableware dry

  • 摆餐具bǎi cān jù

    set out tableware

Similar words

筷子kuài zi: Two slim sticks used to pick up food and carry it to the mouth.
勺子sháo zi: A handled utensil used to scoop up soup and other food.
刀叉dāo chā: Knives and forks used to cut or spear food.
一次性餐具yí cì xìng cān jù: Dishes and eating tools made for one use and then thrown away.

Definition in Chinese

指用来进餐的各种器物的通称，既可以指家庭常用的陶瓷或金属餐具，也可以指一次性用品。zhǐ yòng lái jìn cān de gè zhǒng qì wù de tōng chēng jì ké yǐ zhǐ jiā tíng cháng yòng de táo cí huò jīn shǔ cān jù yě ké yǐ zhǐ yí cì xìng yòng pǐn

Word origin

餐 (cān, "meal") + 具 (jù, "tool") forms the idea of tools for a meal, covering dishes, chopsticks, spoons, and similar eating items.

Usage tips

  • The modifier 一次性 (yícìxìng, "single-use") comes before 餐具 (cānjù, "tableware") when the context concerns disposable items.

Other meanings

  • cutlerynoun

Related words

  • 一次性餐具yí cì xìng cān jùdisposable tablewarenoun
  • 餐具架cān jù jiàtableware racknoun

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