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How do you say "napkin" in Chinese?
餐巾纸
cān jīn zhǐ
In Chinese, "napkin" is 餐巾纸.
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Pronunciation
Cān (high flat tone) jīn (high flat tone) zhǐ (falling tone). Hold 'tsahn' high, hold 'jin' high, then drop on 'jee'.
Writing and usage
Three characters totalling 19 strokes. 餐 (meal) has 12 strokes. 巾 (cloth) has 3 strokes. 纸 (paper) has 10 strokes.
Example sentence
我用餐巾纸擦嘴。
I wiped my mouth with a napkin.
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How to remember 餐巾纸
Meal-cloth-paper. A napkin is the cloth or paper used during meals.
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- egg 鸡蛋 jī dàn
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Questions about 餐巾纸
How do you say "napkin" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "napkin" is 餐巾纸. It is a noun.
How is 餐巾纸 written in Chinese?
Three characters totalling 19 strokes. 餐 (meal) has 12 strokes. 巾 (cloth) has 3 strokes. 纸 (paper) has 10 strokes.
How is 餐巾纸 used in a sentence?
Use 餐巾纸 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我用餐巾纸擦嘴。 (I wiped my mouth with a napkin.).
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