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Definitions

  1. 1. son
  2. 2. child
  3. 3. seed
  4. 4. egg
  5. 5. small thing
  6. 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7. Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  8. 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
  9. 9. subsidiary
  10. 10. subordinate
  11. 11. sub-

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Words Containing 子

一下子
yī xià zi

in a short while

一揽子
yī lǎn zi

all-inclusive

一辈子
yī bèi zi

(for) a lifetime

亭子
tíng zi

pavilion

位子
wèi zi

place

例子
lì zi

case

个子
gè zi

height

儿子
ér zi

son

兔子
tù zi

hare

两口子
liǎng kǒu zi

husband and wife

凳子
dèng zi

stool

刷子
shuā zi

brush

剪子
jiǎn zi

clippers

勺子
sháo zi

scoop

包子
bāo zi

bao (steamed stuffed bun)

卡子
qiǎ zi

clip

卷子
juǎn zi

steamed roll

卷子
juàn zi

test paper; examination paper

叉子
chā zi

fork

口子
kǒu zi

hole

句子
jù zi

sentence

君子
jūn zǐ

nobleman

嗓子
sǎng zi

throat

圈子
quān zi

circle

垫子
diàn zi

cushion; mat; pad

夹子
jiā zi

clip

女子
nǚ zǐ

woman

妻子
qī zǐ

wife and children

妻子
qī zi

wife

子女
zǐ nǚ

children

子孙
zǐ sūn

offspring

子弟
zǐ dì

child

子弹
zǐ dàn

bullet

孩子
hái zi

child

孙子
sūn zǐ

Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[sūn wǔ] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū]

孙子
sūn zi

grandson

学子
xué zǐ

(literary) student

小伙子
xiǎo huǒ zi

young man

尺子
chǐ zi

ruler (measuring instrument)

屋子
wū zi

house

帖子
tiě zi

card

帐子
zhàng zi

mosquito net

帽子
mào zi

hat

底子
dǐ zi

base

弟子
dì zǐ

disciple; follower

影子
yǐng zi

shadow

爱面子
ài miàn zi

to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud

房子
fáng zi

house

扇子
shàn zi

fan

担子
dàn zi

carrying pole and the loads on it

斧子
fǔ zi

axe

日子
rì zi

day

曲子
qǔ zi

poem for singing

有两下子
yǒu liǎng xià zi

to have real skill

本子
běn zi

book

杯子
bēi zi

cup

架子
jià zi

shelf

柱子
zhù zi

pillar

柿子
shì zi

persimmon

桌子
zhuō zi

table

桔子
jú zi

tangerine

梯子
tī zi

ladder

梳子
shū zi

comb

棋子
qí zǐ

chess piece

棍子
gùn zi

stick

椅子
yǐ zi

chair

椰子
yē zi

a coconut palm

样子
yàng zi

appearance

橘子
jú zi

tangerine

柜子
guì zi

cupboard

母子
mǔ zǐ

mother and child

毯子
tǎn zi

blanket

池子
chí zi

pond

沙子
shā zi

sand

渣子
zhā zi

dregs

燕子
yàn zi

swallow

炉子
lú zi

stove

爪子
zhuǎ zi

(animal's) claw

父子
fù zǐ

father and son

片子
piān zi

film

片子
piàn zi

thin flake

牌子
pái zi

sign

猴子
hóu zi

monkey

狮子
shī zǐ

Leo (star sign)

狮子
shī zi

lion

王子
wáng zǐ

prince

瓜子
guā zǐ

melon seed

瓶子
píng zi

bottle

男子
nán zǐ

a man; a male

疯子
fēng zi

madman

盒子
hé zi

box

盘子
pán zi

tray

看样子
kàn yàng zi

it seems

知识分子
zhī shi fèn zǐ

intellectual

碰钉子
pèng dīng zi

to meet with a rebuff

种子
zhǒng zi

seed

稿子
gǎo zi

draft of a document

窗子
chuāng zi

window

竹子
zhú zi

bamboo

笛子
dí zi

bamboo flute

筷子
kuài zi

chopsticks

管子
guǎn zǐ

Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period

管子
guǎn zi

tube

箱子
xiāng zi

suitcase

帘子
lián zi

curtain

笼子
lóng zi

cage

粽子
zòng zi

glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled

绳子
shéng zi

cord; string; rope

肚子
dù zi

belly

胖子
pàng zi

fat person

脖子
bó zi

neck

脑子
nǎo zi

brains

胆子
dǎn zi

courage

茄子
qié zi

eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

叶子
yè zi

leaf (CL:片[piàn])

盖子
gài zi

cover

莲子
lián zǐ

lotus seed

蚊子
wén zi

mosquito

虫子
chóng zi

insect

被子
bèi zi

quilt

裙子
qún zi

skirt

裤子
kù zi

trousers

袜子
wà zi

socks

豆子
dòu zi

bean

路子
lù zi

method

身子
shēn zi

body

轮子
lún zi

wheel

辫子
biàn zi

plait

过日子
guò rì zi

to live one's life

钉子
dīng zi

nail

钳子
qián zi

pliers

钩子
gōu zi

hook

锤子
chuí zi

hammer

铲子
chǎn zi

shovel

镜子
jìng zi

mirror

钻空子
zuān kòng zi

to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)

院子
yuàn zi

courtyard

电子
diàn zǐ

electronic

电子版
diàn zǐ bǎn

electronic edition

电子邮件
diàn zǐ yóu jiàn

email

面子
miàn zi

outer surface; the outside of sth

靴子
xuē zi

boots

靶子
bǎ zi

target

饺子
jiǎo zi

dumpling

骗子
piàn zi

swindler

胡子
hú zi

beard

鸭子
yā zi

duck

鸽子
gē zi

pigeon

点子
diǎn zi

spot

鼻子
bí zi

nose

一口吃不成胖子
yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)

一口吃个胖子
yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi

lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)

一家子
yī jiā zi

the whole family

一抿子
yī mǐn zi

a little bit

一朝天子一朝臣
yī cháo tiān zǐ yī cháo chén

new emperor, new officials (idiom)

一棍子打死
yī gùn zi dǎ sǐ

to deal a single fatal blow

一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang

lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)

一甲子
yī jiǎ zǐ

sixty years

一肚子
yī dù zi

bellyful (of sth)

一股子
yī gǔ zi

a whiff of

一锤子买卖
yī chuí zi mǎi mài

a one-off, short-sighted deal

一阵子
yī zhèn zi

a while

上辈子
shàng bèi zi

one's ancestors

上馆子
shàng guǎn zi

to eat out

下辈子
xià bèi zi

the next life

下馆子
xià guǎn zi

to eat out

不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ

How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

不成样子
bù chéng yàng zi

shapeless

不法分子
bù fǎ fèn zǐ

lawbreaker; outlaw

不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng

you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)

世子
shì zǐ

crown prince

丙子
bǐng zǐ

thirteenth year C1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1996 or 2056

丙子战争
bǐng zǐ zhàn zhēng

second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)

丙子胡乱
bǐng zǐ hú luàn

second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)

丢面子
diū miàn zi

to lose face

丫子
yā zi

see 腳丫子|脚丫子[jiǎo yā zi]

丫头片子
yā tou piàn zi

(coll.) silly girl

中国国家原子能机构
zhōng guó guó jiā yuán zǐ néng jī gòu

China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)

中子
zhōng zǐ

neutron

中子俘获
zhōng zǐ fú huò

neutron capture

中子射线摄影
zhōng zǐ shè xiàn shè yǐng

neutron radiography

中子弹
zhōng zǐ dàn

neutron bomb

中子数
zhōng zǐ shù

neutron number

中子星
zhōng zǐ xīng

neutron star

中子源
zhōng zǐ yuán

neutron source

中微子
zhōng wēi zǐ

neutrino (particle physics)

串门子
chuàn mén zi

see 串門|串门[chuàn mén]

丸子
wán zi

pills

主子
zhǔ zi

Master (term used by servant)

乙种粒子
yǐ zhǒng lì zǐ

beta particle (electron, esp. high speed electron emitted by radioactive nucleus)

干儿子
gān ér zi

adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

干梅子
gān méi zi

prunes

乱子
luàn zi

disturbance

乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ

rebels and traitors (idiom)

二尕子
èr gǎ zi

scoundrel

二愣子
èr lèng zi

stupid person

二杆子
èr gān zi

hot-tempered

二毛子
èr máo zi

lit. secondary foreigner

二流子
èr liú zi

loafer

二道贩子
èr dào fàn zi

middleman