noun HSK 2
chair
Meaning
椅 refers to a chair or seat with a back support. It is commonly used as part of the compound word 椅子 (yǐzi), which is the standard term for chair in modern Mandarin. The character itself contains the wood radical (木), indicating that chairs were traditionally made of wood.
Usage
While 椅 can stand alone in formal or literary contexts, native speakers almost always use the compound 椅子 in everyday conversation. It appears in various compound words for specific types of chairs, such as 轮椅 (wheelchair) or 摇椅 (rocking chair).
Examples
- 01请坐在这把椅子上。.Please sit on this chair.
- 02他坐在轮椅上看书。.He is sitting in a wheelchair reading a book.
Measure words
- 把一把椅子
- 张三张椅子
Common collocations
- 椅子chair
- 轮椅wheelchair
- 摇椅rocking chair
- 靠椅armchair
Origin
The character 椅 combines the wood radical 木 (mù) on the left with 奇 (qí) as the phonetic component, reflecting that chairs were traditionally wooden furniture.