椅子
yǐzi
chair
Type: NounsHSK 1
椅 (chair) + 子 (suffix). The chair as an everyday object.
Chairs weren't used in China until the Tang dynasty (618–907). Before that, people sat on the floor on mats or cushions. The word 椅 originally meant 'tree', and by extension 'chair'.
椅
木mùtree
奇qístrange
这把椅子很舒服。
Zhè bǎ yǐzi hěn shūfu.
This chair is very comfortable.
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