chopstick

«chopstick» in Mova's school dictionary: one of a pair of thin sticks used to pick up and eat… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a chopstick, chopsticks — usually a pair)

meaning for a pupil

A chopstick is one of a pair of thin sticks used to pick up and eat food, mainly in East Asian countries like China, Japan and Korea. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday and manners: chopsticks are used in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese meals and are popular in restaurants everywhere. Holding them takes practice: one stays still, one moves. Manners: in many East Asian cultures, it is rude to stick chopsticks straight up in a bowl of rice or to point and wave with them. In design lessons, chopsticks are a simple tool that works like a lever. Phrases: «a pair of chopsticks», «eat with chopsticks», «use chopsticks».

examples

• I can pick up noodles with chopsticks. tree →
• Could I have a pair of chopsticks, please? tree →
• Hold one chopstick still and move the other. tree →
• Don't stick your chopsticks upright in your rice. tree →
• We ate sushi with chopsticks. tree →
• Chopsticks can be made of wood, bamboo, metal or plastic. tree →
• My little brother uses training chopsticks. tree →
• I dropped a chopstick on the floor. tree →
• The dishes were crystallized lotus leaves and flowers, and the chopsticks were of the rarest ebony. tree →

note

Usually used in the plural: «chopsticks», «a pair of chopsticks». One word, no space. Do not say «a chopsticks»; say «a pair of chopsticks» or «a chopstick».

In the corpora

• Chopsticks are never stuck upright in rice, and it is fine to ask for a fork.
• Never stand chopsticks upright in rice; in some Asian cultures it looks like a funeral custom.
• It is polite to try chopsticks, and it is fine to ask for a fork.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «chopstick» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.