Using chopsticks

筷子 · kuàizi. chopsticks.

A green teapot and two cups on a wooden tea tray
Etiquette筷子kuàizichopsticks

You are sharing a meal with family, friends, or colleagues.

What to do

Use chopsticks quietly and rest them on the holder or beside your bowl. Use serving utensils for shared dishes when they are provided.

Context

Avoid waving chopsticks, pointing with them, or leaving them standing upright in rice, which can recall memorial offerings.

Useful phrase

I will use the serving chopsticks.

我用公筷。Wǒ yòng gōngkuài.