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How do you say "grater" in Chinese?
擦菜器
cā cài qì
In Chinese, "grater" is 擦菜器.
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Pronunciation
Say 'tsah' (rising tone, 'ts' like 'ts' in 'cats') then 'tsay' (rising tone) then 'chee' (high tone).
Writing and usage
Three characters. 擦 means scrape or wipe (twelve strokes), 菜 means vegetable (eleven strokes), 器 means tool or apparatus (fifteen strokes).
Example sentence
我用擦菜器磨芝士。
I use a grater to shred cheese.
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How to remember 擦菜器
Literally 'vegetable scraper tool'. The word builds logically: scrape (擦) vegetables (菜) with a tool (器).
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Questions about 擦菜器
How do you say "grater" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "grater" is 擦菜器. It is a noun.
How is 擦菜器 written in Chinese?
Three characters. 擦 means scrape or wipe (twelve strokes), 菜 means vegetable (eleven strokes), 器 means tool or apparatus (fifteen strokes).
How is 擦菜器 used in a sentence?
Use 擦菜器 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我用擦菜器磨芝士。 (I use a grater to shred cheese.).
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