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# chopstick

«chopstick» in Mova's school dictionary: **one of a pair of thin sticks used to pick up and eat…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a chopstick, chopsticks — usually a pair)

### meaning for a pupil

A chopstick is one of a pair of thin sticks used to pick up and eat food, mainly in East Asian countries like China, Japan and Korea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chopstick/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday and manners: chopsticks are used in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese meals and are popular in restaurants everywhere. Holding them takes practice: one stays still, one moves. Manners: in many East Asian cultures, it is rude to stick chopsticks straight up in a bowl of rice or to point and wave with them. In design lessons, chopsticks are a simple tool that works like a lever. Phrases: «a pair of chopsticks», «eat with chopsticks», «use chopsticks».

### examples

- I can pick up noodles with chopsticks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chopstick/#x1)
- Could I have a pair of chopsticks, please? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chopstick/#x2)
- Hold one chopstick still and move the other. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chopstick/#x3)
- Don't stick your chopsticks upright in your rice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chopstick/#x4)
- We ate sushi with chopsticks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chopstick/#x5)
- Chopsticks can be made of wood, bamboo, metal or plastic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chopstick/#x6)
- My little brother uses training chopsticks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chopstick/#x7)
- I dropped a chopstick on the floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chopstick/#x8)
- The dishes were crystallized lotus leaves and flowers, and the chopsticks were of the rarest ebony. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chopstick/#x9)

### note

Usually used in the plural: «chopsticks», «a pair of chopsticks». One word, no space. Do not say «a chopsticks»; say «a pair of chopsticks» or «a chopstick».

### In the corpora

- [Chopsticks are never stuck upright in rice, and it is fine to ask for a fork.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/128-guest-at-the-table-and-the-phone/12/)
- [Never stand chopsticks upright in rice; in some Asian cultures it looks like a funeral custom.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners/19/)
- [It is polite to try chopsticks, and it is fine to ask for a fork.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «chopstick» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chopstick/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.