📕 Advanced — HSK 5-6 vocabulary
Meaning
Classifier for spoonfuls of substances.
🏮 Cultural Story
中文 Chinese
"勺"是小而精确的量词。"一勺药"——不多不少正好一口能喝下去的量。"一勺盐"炒菜放这么多刚好。"勺"来自"勺子"这个名词（就是喝汤用的那个工具），所以"一勺"的字面意思就是"一勺子的量"。在中医里，"一剂药，分三次，每次一勺"是很常见的服药说明。做饭的时候，"加两勺糖"比"加多少克糖"更直观——因为每个人都有勺子！
English
**勺 (sháo)** is small and precise. "A spoonful of medicine" — exactly one mouthful. "A spoonful of salt" for cooking — just right. From noun 勺子 (spoon), so literally "one spoon's worth." In TCM: "one dose, divide into three, one spoonful each time." Cooking: "add two spoons of sugar" is more intuitive than grams — everyone has a spoon!
💡 Memory Tip
A spoonful-sized amount. Common when talking about cooking ingredients or medicine dosage.
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Classifier for spoonfuls of substances.