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Chopsticks meaning

A hand game in which players hold up a number of fingers on each hand and try, through certain moves, to eliminate their opponent's hands.

Using Chopsticks

  • The main meaning on this page is: A hand game in which players hold up a number of fingers on each hand and try, through certain moves, to eliminate their opponent's hands.
  • In the example corpus, chopsticks often appears in combinations such as: with chopsticks, of chopsticks, chopsticks to.

Context around Chopsticks

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 15 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

using 2× important 1× bite 1× shows 1× wanted 1× dramatic 1× food 1× tiny 1× fork 1×

Often after:

hashi 1× rules 1× towards 1× protruding 1× catch 1× started 1× shrunken 1× spoon 1× people 1×

Sentence patterns with Chopsticks

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

2019 with chopsticks started her 1× a dramatic chopsticks catch the 1× a fork chopsticks spoon or 1× bowls and chopsticks were having 1× chopsticks the proper 1× eating using chopsticks and driving 1× eating with chopsticks in one 1× either with chopsticks or your 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a close family 1× a version of 1× benafsha soonawala who 1× children issued with 1× chopsticks the proper 1× combo meals also 1×

Common sentence endings:

a ceramic 8 1× along highway 33 1× designs to collect 1× etiquette in japan 1× from the conduit 1× get every bit 1×

Words around Chopsticks

Just before it in the word index:

chopstick 11 chops 334 chopra 359 choppy 112 chopping 232 choppiness 9

Just after it in the word index:

chopstix 5 chopt 6 choptank 5 chopwell 2 choquette 3 chor 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

abduct 52 acetylcholine 52 adeosun 52 adewale 52 aditi 52 adjudicated 52

Corpus analysis for Chopsticks

  • In this selection, "chopsticks" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, using, important, bite, hashi, rules and towards stand out and add context to how "chopsticks" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2019 with chopsticks started her and a dramatic chopsticks catch the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "chopsticks" sits close to words such as abduct, acetylcholine and adeosun, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with chopsticks

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Chopsticks The proper usage of chopsticks (hashi) is the most important table etiquette in Japan. (15 words)

I was similarly disappointedwhen it came to a pair of chopsticks and a ceramic ($8). (15 words)

I’ve never seen anyone eating with chopsticks in one hand and a cigarette in the other. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Each little package is filled with steaming hot broth so, to avoid scalding yourself, you must make a small tear in the dumpling either with chopsticks or your teeth before drinking the liquid and eating the little morsel of pork inside. (41 words)

While the booster did not make it back to the launch tower for a dramatic “chopsticks” catch, the rocket’s upper stage achieved at least one of the test flight’s objectives as it traveled through space toward the Indian Ocean. (41 words)

This is unwieldy as a conventional sushi roll because of the exuberant sauces used as toppings, but whether you attack it with a fork, chopsticks, spoon, or bare hands, you’ll want to get every bit. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

A close family friend also told me to practice eating with my chopsticks in my right hand as chopsticks are placed in a right-handed position in restaurants.

Chopsticks The proper usage of chopsticks (hashi) is the most important table etiquette in Japan.

Other important chopsticks rules to remember include the following: * Hold your chopsticks towards their end, and not in the middle or the front third.

Using chopsticks to spear food or to point is also frowned upon and it is considered very bad manners to bite chopsticks.

The CT scan of the 35-year-old man's skull shows chopsticks protruding out of his nose.

Each little package is filled with steaming hot broth so, to avoid scalding yourself, you must make a small tear in the dumpling either with chopsticks or your teeth before drinking the liquid and eating the little morsel of pork inside.

I did once have an elederly conbini worker ask if I wanted chopsticks or a fork with my bento.

It is equipped with a pair of “chopsticks” to grab the craft at a specific point and secure it, allowing it to be lowered to the ground.

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Place them down, evenly spaced on your plate, facing opposite directions, or, even simpler, if you have chopsticks, place those down.

While the booster did not make it back to the launch tower for a dramatic “chopsticks” catch, the rocket’s upper stage achieved at least one of the test flight’s objectives as it traveled through space toward the Indian Ocean.

Benafsha Soonawala, who made her film debut in 2019 with 'Chopsticks', started her career as a VJ and then went on to do MTV Roadies X4.

Combo meals also come with a free, limited edition set of Tiger Street Food chopsticks, with two exclusive designs to collect.

From a shrunken sushi conveyor belt with tiny chopsticks (“Shrunken Sushi”) to a mini Ellis Island (“Statue of Liberteeny”), each team must prove their skills on miniature playing fields.

This game has made its way around the internet specifically with chopsticks and takeout containers, but for those who don’t have those items, you can do this with a mug and spoon.

This is unwieldy as a conventional sushi roll because of the exuberant sauces used as toppings, but whether you attack it with a fork, chopsticks, spoon, or bare hands, you’ll want to get every bit.

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on July 28, 2019, with the headline 'On chopsticks people, paper technology and the rise of China'.

Children, issued with paper bowls and chopsticks, were having the time of their lives fishing out the slippery strands from the conduit.

In Kelowna traffic court, a woman was found guilty of distracted driving while eating – using chopsticks – and driving along Highway 33.

I’ve never seen anyone eating with chopsticks in one hand and a cigarette in the other.

I was similarly disappointedwhen it came to a pair of chopsticks and a ceramic ($8).

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Common combinations with chopsticks

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "chopsticks" in a sentence?
An example: "A close family friend also told me to practice eating with my chopsticks in my right hand as chopsticks are placed in a right-handed position in restaurants." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "chopsticks" from authentic English texts.
What does "chopsticks" mean?
Chopsticks means: A hand game in which players hold up a number of fingers on each hand and try, through certain moves, to eliminate their opponent's hands.
How many example sentences with "chopsticks" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "chopsticks", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.