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title: "Kuaizi Meaning: 筷子 (kuàizi) Means “chopsticks”"
description: "筷子 (kuàizi) means “chopsticks”. Hear its tones, see what 筷 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuaizi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 筷子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

筷子 kuàizi

## chopsticks

## Its characters

1. 筷 kuài chopsticks (as in 筷子)
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

你会用筷子吗？ Can you use chopsticks?

爸爸去拿**筷子**。

From [猫和鱼 · The cat and the fish](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-cat-and-the-fish-short-chinese-story-for-kids#library-word-131-133)

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## More words with 筷 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)

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