Word: 柴 (chái) 柴 dictionary entry chái firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person); surname Chai Full dictionary entry for 柴 Example sentences using 柴 10 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 上山砍柴，过河脱鞋，到哪儿说哪儿 shàngshān kǎn chái, guòhé tuōxié, dào nǎr shuō nǎr go up the hill to cut firewood, take off your shoes to cross a river, talk about whatever place you come to 人多力量大，柴多火焰高 rén duō lìliang dà, chái duō huǒyàn gāo with many people the strength is great; with much firewood the flames are high 吃得筵席打得柴 chī de yánxí dǎ de chái can eat at a banquet and can chop firewood 尖扁担担柴，两头脱 jiān biǎndan dān chái, liǎngtóu tuō carrying firewood on a pointed-ended pole: both ends come off 山坡上烤火，就地取柴 shānpō shàng kǎohuǒ, jiù de qǔ chái warming oneself by a fire on a hillside: taking firewood (material) on the spot 慢火炖甲鱼，一点儿一点儿加柴 mànhuǒ dùn jiǎyú, yìdiǎnr yìdiǎnr jiā chái stewing a turtle over a slow fire: add firewood bit by bit 柴多火焰高，人多声势大 chái duō huǒyàn gāo, rén duō shēngshì dà more firewood, higher the flames; more people, greater the force 火大无湿柴 huǒ dà wú shī chái when the fire is big, there is no wet firewood 砍柴人下山，两头儿担薪 kǎn chái rén xiàshān, liǎngtóur dān xīn a woodcutter coming down the mountain: carries firewood (worry) at both ends 软绳可以捆硬柴 ruǎn shéng kěyǐ kǔn yìng chái soft rope can bind hard firewood