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排杈儿

Word · NounTraditional排杈

low indoor partition; a type of snack

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

a low and narrow partition inside a room

Often used in traditional or older architectural contexts to refer to a divider that doesn't reach the ceiling.

Kè客
tīng厅
hé和
cān餐
tīng厅
zhī之
jiān间
yòng用
yī一
dào道
mù木
zhì制
pái排
chà杈
gé隔
kāi开
 。

A wooden partition separates the living room from the dining area.

Lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
de的
pái排
chà杈
shàng上
bǎi摆
fàng放
zhe着
yī一
xiē些
zhuāng装
shì饰
pǐn品
 。

Some decorative items are placed on the partition in the old house.

2.

noun

same as '排叉儿' (a type of crispy fried snack)

A culinary term. '排叉儿' is a traditional northern Chinese snack, a crispy twisted dough strip, often deep-fried.

Zǎo早
cān餐
tā他
hē喝
zhōu粥
 ,
pèi配
zhe着
pái排
chà杈
chī吃
 。

For breakfast, he eats congee with crispy fried dough twists.

Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
mài卖
de的
pái排
chà杈
tè特
bié别
sū酥
cuì脆
 。

The fried dough twists sold at this shop are especially crispy.