chái

common
noun

Meaning of 柴米

柴米 means firewood and rice; essential goods for living. Pronounced chái mǐ.

  • firewood and rice; essential goods for living

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiā
diàn
zhuān
mén
shòu
mài
chái
yóu
yán
děng
cháng
pǐn
 

This shop specializes in selling daily necessities like firewood, rice, oil, and salt.

Jiù
shí
shēng
huó
kùn
nan
 
lián
chái
dōu
mǎi
bu
 

In the old days, life was so hard that people couldn't even afford firewood and rice.

èr
rén
wèi
chái
yóu
yán
de
xiǎo
shì
zhēng
chǎo
 

The couple quarrels over trivial matters of daily life like firewood, rice, oil, and salt.