失 ⇒
失去 shīqù, to lose
消失 xiāoshī, to disappear/to fade away
失踪 shīzōng, [失蹤], to be missing/to disappear/unaccounted for
失望 shīwàng, disappointed/to lose hope/to despair
失败 shībài, [失敗], to be defeated/to lose/to fail (e.g. experiments)/failure/defeat/CL:次[cì]
失陪 shīpéi, goodbye (modest formula)/Excuse me, I must leave.
损失 sǔnshī, [損失], loss/damage/CL:個|个[gè]/to lose/to suffer damage
失 shī, to lose/to miss/to fail
失败者 shībàizhě, [失敗者], loser
失控 shīkòng, to go out of control
迷失 míshī, to lose (one's bearings)/to get lost
失业 shīyè, [失業], unemployment/to lose one's job
丧失 sàngshī, [喪失], to lose/to forfeit
失误 shīwù, [失誤], lapse/mistake/to make a mistake/fault/service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)
丢失 diūshī, [丟失], to lose/lost
失常 shīcháng, not normal/an aberration
失效 shīxiào, to fail/to lose effectiveness
过失 guòshī, [過失], error/fault/(law) negligence/delinquency
失落 shīluò, to lose (sth)/to drop (sth)/to feel a sense of loss/frustrated/disappointment/lo...
失血 shīxuè, blood loss
失礼 shīlǐ, [失禮], lacking in manners
失明 shīmíng, to lose one's eyesight/to become blind/blindness
失手 shīshǒu, a slip/miscalculation/unwise move/accidentally/by mistake/to lose control/to be ...
失眠 shīmián, to suffer from insomnia
失事 shīshì, (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle coll...
失灵 shīlíng, [失靈], out of order (of machine)/not working properly/a failing (of a system)
失窃 shīqiè, [失竊], to lose by theft/to have one's property stolen
遗失 yíshī, [遺失], to lose/lost
惊慌失措 jīnghuāngshīcuò, [驚慌失措], to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
失调 shīdiào/shītiáo, [失調], out of tune (music), imbalance/to become dysfunctional/to lack proper care (afte...
万无一失 wànwúyīshī, [萬無一失], surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
失火 shīhuǒ, to catch fire/on fire/fire (alarm)
失职 shīzhí, [失職], to lose one's job/unemployment/not to fulfill one's obligations/to neglect one's...
失恋 shīliàn, [失戀], to lose one's love/to break up (in a romantic relationship)/to feel jilted
失态 shītài, [失態], to forget one's manners/to forget oneself/to lose self-control (in a situation)
流失 liúshī, (of soil etc) to wash away/to be eroded/(fig.) (of talented staff, followers of ...
失足 shīzú, to lose one's footing/to slip/to take a wrong step in life
失利 shīlì, to lose/to suffer defeat
错失 cuòshī, [錯失], fault/mistake/to miss (a chance)
缺失 quēshī, deficiency/shortcoming/hiatus
失禁 shījìn, (urinary or fecal) incontinence
失物 失意 shīyì, disappointed/frustrated
走失 zǒushī, lost/missing/to lose (sb in one's charge)/to get lost/to wander away/to lose (fl...
冒失 màoshi, rash/impudent
失掉 shīdiào, to lose/to miss
失散 shīsàn, to lose touch with/missing/scattered/separated from
机不可失 jībùkěshī, [機不可失], No time to lose! (idiom)
闪失 shǎnshī, [閃失], mishap/accident/accidental loss
失声 shīshēng, [失聲], to lose one's voice/(to cry out) involuntarily
痛失 tòngshī, to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc)/to miss out on (an opportunity)/...
得失 déshī, gains and losses/success and failure/merits and demerits
失聪 shīcōng, [失聰], to go deaf/to lose hearing
报失 bàoshī, [報失], report the loss to the authorities concerned
失衡 shīhéng, to unbalance/an imbalance
失传 shīchuán, [失傳], (of skills etc) to die out/lost/extinct
失约 shīyuē, [失約], to miss an appointment
黯然失色 ànránshīsè, to lose one's splendor/to lose luster/to be eclipsed/to be overshadowed
失守 shīshǒu, (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands/(fig.) to take a turn for th...
大失所望 dàshīsuǒwàng, greatly disappointed
失之交臂 shīzhījiāobì, to miss narrowly/to let a great opportunity slip
失眠症 失措 shīcuò, to be at a loss
失重 shīzhòng, weightlessness
错失良机 失业率 shīyèlǜ, [失業率], unemployment rate
有失 yǒushī, to fail or lose (used in fixed expressions)
失身 shīshēn, to lose one's virginity/to lose one's chastity
失策 shīcè, to blunder/to miscalculate/miscalculation/unwise (move)
失业者 shīyèzhě, [失業者], an unemployed person
流离失所 liúlíshīsuǒ, [流離失所], destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about/displ...
冒失鬼 màoshiguǐ, reckless person/hothead
失而复得 shīérfùdé, [失而復得], to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
失语症 shīyǔzhèng, [失語症], aphasia or aphemia (loss of language)
失主 shīzhǔ, owner of sth lost or stolen
失言 shīyán, slip of the tongue/indiscretion/to blurt out a secret
失神 shīshén, absent-minded/to lose spirit/despondent
失当 shīdàng, [失當], inappropriate/improper
失色 shīsè, to lose color/to turn pale
得不偿失 débùchángshī, [得不償失], the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
失真 shīzhēn, to lack fidelity/(signal) distortion
失信 shīxìn, to break a promise
不失为 bùshīwéi, [不失為], can still be considered (to be...)/may after all be accepted as
挂失 guàshī, [掛失], to report the loss of something
损失费 失算 shīsuàn, to miscalculate/miscalculation
疏失 shūshī, to make a (careless) mistake/oversight
年久失修 niánjiǔshīxiū, old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)/dilapidated
失敬 患得患失 huàndéhuànshī, to worry about personal gains and losses
失势 精神损失费 失地 shīdì, to lose land/dispossessed
失实 shīshí, [失實], to give a false picture of the situation
失宠 shīchǒng, [失寵], to lose favor/in disfavor/disgraced
一失足成千古恨 yīshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn, a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
马失前蹄 mǎshīqiántí, [馬失前蹄], lit. the horse loses its front hooves/fig. sudden failure through miscalculation...
失落感 过失罪 失职罪 因小失大 yīnxiǎoshīdà, to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
大惊失色 dàjīngshīsè, [大驚失色], to turn pale with fright (idiom)
失陷 失时 失水 失察 shīchá, to fail in observing or supervising/to miss/to let sth slip through
顾此失彼 gùcǐshībǐ, [顧此失彼], lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)/fig. to be unable ...
怅然若失 言多必失 yánduōbìshī, if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
失和 shīhé, disharmony/to become estranged
坐失良机 zuòshīliángjī, [坐失良機], to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
哑然失笑 yǎránshīxiào, [啞然失笑], to laugh involuntarily/Taiwan pr. [è rán shī xiào]
大意失荆州 失音 失盗 shīdào, [失盜], to have sth stolen/to lose to theft/robbed
失笑 shīxiào, to laugh in spite of oneself/to be unable to help laughing/to break into laughte...
失修 shīxiū, disrepair
散失 sànshī, to squander/lost
城门失火殃及池鱼 偏失
面 ⇒
里面 lǐmiàn, [裡面], inside/interior/also pr. [lǐ mian]
外面 wàimiàn, outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)/surface/exterior/external appearanc...
上面 shàngmiàn, on top of/above-mentioned/also pr. [shàng mian]
后面 hòumiàn, [後面], rear/back/behind/later/afterwards/also pr. [hòu mian]
面 miàn, [麪]/[麵], face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors...
下面 xiàmiàn, [下麵], below/under/next/the following/also pr. [xià mian], to boil noodles
见面 jiànmiàn, [見面], to meet/to see each other/CL:次[cì]
面前 miànqián, in front of/facing/(in the) presence (of)
方面 fāngmiàn, respect/aspect/field/side/CL:個|个[gè]
面对 miànduì, [面對], to confront/to face
前面 qiánmiàn, ahead/in front/preceding/above/also pr. [qián mian]
面包 miànbāo, [麵包], bread/CL:片[piàn],袋[dài],塊|块[kuài]
面试 miànshì, [面試], to be interviewed (as a candidate)/interview
一面 yīmiàn, one side/one aspect/simultaneously... (and...)/one's whole face
会面 huìmiàn, [會面], to meet with/meeting
封面 fēngmiàn, cover (of a publication)
面临 miànlín, [面臨], to face sth/to be confronted with
面具 miànjù, mask
表面 biǎomiàn, surface/face/outside/appearance
对面 duìmiàn, [對面], (sitting) opposite/across (the street)/directly in front/to be face to face
地面 dìmiàn, floor/ground/surface
画面 huàmiàn, [畫面], scene/tableau/picture/image/screen (displayed by a computer)/(motion picture) fr...
局面 júmiàn, aspect/phase/situation
全面 quánmiàn, all-around/comprehensive/total/overall
场面 chǎngmiàn, [場面], scene/spectacle/occasion/situation
面子 miànzi, outer surface/outside/honor/reputation/face (as in "losing face")/self-respect/f...
面条 miàntiáo, [麵條], noodles
正面 zhèngmiàn, front/obverse side/right side/positive/direct/open
面对面 miànduìmiàn, [面對面], face to face
面孔 miànkǒng, face
面部 miànbù, face (body part)
露面 lòumiàn, to show one's face/to appear (in public)
碰面 pèngmiàn, to meet/to run into (sb)/to get together (with sb)
当面 dāngmiàn, [當面], to sb's face/in sb's presence
体面 tǐmiàn, [體面], dignity/face (as in "losing face")/honorable/creditable/(of sb's appearance) pre...
另一方面 lìngyīfāngmiàn, on the other hand/another aspect
书面 shūmiàn, [書面], in writing/written
水面 shuǐmiàn, water surface
面罩 miànzhào, mask/visor/facepiece (e.g. diving suit, gas mask)
面谈 miàntán, [面談], face-to-face meeting/an interview
侧面 cèmiàn, [側面], lateral side/side/aspect/profile
负面 fùmiàn, [負面], negative/the negative side
背面 bèimiàn, the back/the reverse side/the wrong side
真面目 zhēnmiànmù, true identity/true colors
层面 céngmiàn, [層面], aspect/facet/level (political, psychological, spiritual etc)/(geology) bedding p...
北面 běimiàn, northern side/north
双面 shuāngmiàn, [雙面], double-sided/two-faced/double-edged/reversible
字面 zìmiàn, literal/typeface
出面 chūmiàn, to appear personally/to step in/to step forth/to show up
面向 miànxiàng, [面嚮], to face/to turn towards/to incline to/geared towards/catering for/-oriented/faci...
平面 píngmiàn, plane (flat surface)/print media
改头换面 gǎitóuhuànmiàn, [改頭換面], to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes/Despite super...
面积 miànjī, [面積], area (of a floor, piece of land etc)/surface area/tract of land
直面 zhímiàn, to face (reality, danger etc)
面粉 miànfěn, [麵粉], flour
南面 nánmiàn, south side/south
反面 fǎnmiàn, reverse side/backside/the other side (of a problem etc)/negative/bad
东面 dōngmiàn, [東面], east side (of sth)
面包店 一方面 yīfāngmiàn, on the one hand
面纱 miànshā, [面紗], veil
面板 miànbǎn, [麵板], panel/faceplate, kneading board/breadboard
西面 xīmiàn, west side/west
拉面 lāmiàn, [拉麵], pulled noodles/ramen
蒙面 méngmiàn, masked/covered face
面容 miànróng, appearance/facial features
面目 miànmù, appearance/facial features/look
海面 hǎimiàn, sea level/sea surface
颜面 yánmiàn, [顏面], face/prestige
见面会 jiànmiànhuì, [見面會], meet and greet
面熟 miànshú, to look familiar/familiar-looking
桌面 zhuōmiàn, desktop/tabletop
路面 lùmiàn, pavement
防毒面具 fángdúmiànjù, gas mask
版面 bǎnmiàn, page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website)/printing space (reserved for s...
面貌 miànmào, appearance/face/features/CL:個|个[gè]
面的 miàndī, [麵的], abbr. of 麵包車的士|面包车的士[miàn bāo chē dī shì]/minivan taxi
面包车 miànbāochē, [麵包車], van for carrying people/taxi minibus
面带微笑 面包屑 miànbāoxiè, [麵包屑], breadcrumbs
台面 táimiàn, [檯面], tabletop/countertop/(fig.) public view/plain sight/(gambling) stake
右面 yòumiàn, right side
平面图 píngmiàntú, [平面圖], a plan/a planar graph/a plane figure
两面派 liǎngmiànpài, [兩面派], two-faced person/double-dealing
面目全非 miànmùquánfēi, nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
页面 yèmiàn, [頁面], page/web page
冰面 阴暗面 yīnànmiàn, [陰暗面], the dark side (of society etc)
左面 zuǒmiàn, left side
面团 miàntuán, [麵團], dough
面值 miànzhí, face value/par value
面颊 miànjiá, [面頰], cheek
市面 shìmiàn, market (usually in the abstract sense)
四面八方 sìmiànbāfāng, in all directions/all around/far and near
方便面 fāngbiànmiàn, [方便麵], instant noodles
面上 脸面 liǎnmiàn, [臉面], face
本来面目 běnláimiànmù, [本來面目], true colors/true features
店面 diànmiàn, shop front
片面 piànmiàn, unilateral/one-sided
方方面面 fāngfāngmiànmiàn, all sides/all aspects/multi-faceted
迎面 yíngmiàn, directly/head-on (collision)/in one's face (of wind)
面包片 miànbāopiàn, [麵包片], bread slice/sliced bread
门面 ménmian, [門面], shop front/facade/CL:間|间[jiān]/prestige
四面 sìmiàn, all sides
情面 qíngmiàn, feelings and sensibilities/sentiment and face/sensitivity to other's feelings
对立面 duìlìmiàn, [對立面], opposite/antonym/the opposite side (in a conflict)
界面 jièmiàn, contact surface/(computing) interface
冷面 lěngmiàn, [冷麵], grim/stern/harsh, naengmyeon (Korean dish based on cold noodles in soup)
玉米面 yùmǐmiàn, [玉米麵], cornmeal/maize flour
黑暗面 面色 miànsè, complexion
面料 miànliào, material for making clothes/CL:塊|块[kuài]
世面 shìmiàn, aspects of society/the world
单方面 dānfāngmiàn, [單方面], unilateral
网开一面 wǎngkāiyīmiàn, [網開一面], open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly/to give one's opponent ...
面人 炒面 chǎomiàn, [炒麵], stir-fried noodles/"chow mein"
面面俱到 miànmiànjùdào, (idiom) take care of everything; handle everything
面额 miàné, [面額], denomination (of currency or bond)
抛头露面 pāotóulòumiàn, [拋頭露面], to show your face in public (derog.)
面巾纸 海平面 hǎipíngmiàn, sea level
面庞 miànpáng, [面龐], face
泪流满面 lèiliúmǎnmiàn, [淚流滿面], cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
炸酱面 zhájiàngmiàn, [炸醬麵], zha jiang mian: ground pork simmered with salty fermented soybean paste (or othe...
湖面 以泪洗面 yǐlèixǐmiàn, [以淚洗面], to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
假面舞 面包房 miànbāofáng, [麵包房], bakery/CL:家[jiā]
见面礼 jiànmiànlǐ, [見面禮], gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
两面 liǎngmiàn, [兩面], both sides
面糊 miànhú/miànhù, [麵糊], starchy/floury and without fiber, flour paste
两面性 丢面子 diūmiànzi, [丟面子], to lose face
大面积 给面子 gěimiànzi, [給面子], to show deference or praise publicly
面目可憎 miànmùkězēng, repulsive countenance/disgusting appearance
反面教材 面食 miànshí, [麵食], food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc
白面 báimiàn, [白麵], wheat flour/flour/heroin
笑容满面 多面手 duōmiànshǒu, multi-talented person/versatile person/all-rounder
面皮 miànpí, [麵皮], cheek/face/leather covering (for handbags etc), dumpling skin/piecrust
要面子 yàomiànzi, see 愛面子|爱面子[ài miàn zi]
多方面 duōfāngmiàn, many-sided/in many aspects
单面 和面 huómiàn, [和麵], to knead dough
账面 zhàngmiàn, [賬面], an item in accounts/an entry
擀面杖 gǎnmiànzhàng, [擀麵杖], rolling pin
面纸 河面 hémiàn, surface of a river
照面 zhàomiàn, to meet face-to-face
横截面 héngjiémiàn, [橫截面], cross-section
八面玲珑 bāmiànlínglóng, [八面玲瓏], be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
斜面 xiémiàn, inclined plane
仰面 红光满面 蓬头垢面 péngtóugòumiàn, [蓬頭垢面], messy hair and dirty face/bad appearance
创面 镜面 见世面 独当一面 dúdāngyīmiàn, [獨當一面], to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
面善 笑面虎 xiàomiànhǔ, man with a big smile and evil intentions
假面具 jiǎmiànjù, mask/fig. false façade/deceptive front
满面春风 mǎnmiànchūnfēng, [滿面春風], beaming/radiant with happiness
黑面 面世 miànshì, to be published (of art, literary works etc)/to come out/to take shape/to see th...
讲情面 纸面 爱面子 àimiànzi, [愛面子], to like to look good in the eyes of others/sensitive about how one is regarded b...
迎面而来 yíngmiànérlái, [迎面而來], directly/head-on (collision)/in one's face (of wind)
洋面 yángmiàn, ocean surface
面红耳赤 miànhóngěrchì, [面紅耳赤], flushed with anger (or excitement)
面汤 miàntāng, [麵湯], noodle soup/noodles in soup/noodle broth
面点 miàndiǎn, [麵點], pastry
面神经 面相 miànxiàng, facial features/appearence/physiognomy
汤面 切面 qiēmiàn, section/cross-cut/tangent plane (math.)
舱面 覆盖面 fùgàimiàn, [覆蓋面], coverage
横断面 héngduànmiàn, [橫斷面], horizontal section
狮身人面像 shīshēnrénmiànxiàng, [獅身人面像], sphinx
表面积 扑面而来 pūmiànérlái, [撲面而來], lit. sth hits one in the face/directly in one's face/sth assaults the senses/bla...
反射面 fǎnshèmiàn, reflecting surface
表面文章 biǎomiànwénzhāng, superficial show/going through the motions
四面楚歌 sìmiànChǔgē, lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)/fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated...
阳春面 yángchūnmiàn, [陽春麵], plain noodles in broth
光面 guāngmiàn, [光麵], plain noodles in broth
桥面 qiáomiàn, [橋面], roadway/floor/deck/bridge floor
水平面 shuǐpíngmiàn, horizontal plane/level surface/water level
截面 jiémiàn, section/cross-section
拂面 胡椒面 断面 面面相觑 miànmiànxiāngqù, [面面相覷], to look at each other in dismay (idiom)
撑门面 chēngménmiàn, [撐門面], to keep up appearances/to put up a front
出头露面 面市 miànshì, to hit the market (of a new product)
铁面无私 tiěmiànwúsī, [鐵面無私], strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)
面生 鼓面 街面 热汤面 装门面 zhuāngménmiàn, [裝門面], see 裝點門面|装点门面[zhuāng diǎn mén miàn]
打照面 票面 刀削面 dāoxiāomiàn, [刀削麵], knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
介面 jièmiàn, variant of 界面[jiè miàn]/interface (computing)
阳面 汗流满面 方面军 抛物面 pāowùmiàn, [拋物面], paraboloid (geometry)
知识面 屋面 wūmiàn, roof
牛头马面 正面人物 面貌一新 手面 凉面 liángmiàn, [涼麵], cold noodles
扑面 pūmiàn, [撲面], lit. sth hits one in the face/directly in one's face/sth assaults the senses/bla...
头面人物 tóumiànrénwù, [頭面人物], leading figure/bigwig
皮面 pímiàn, outer skin/surface/leather cover (of a book)/drum skin/leather upper (of a shoe)
凉拌面 体体面面 涉及面 截面图 发面 fāmiàn, [發麵], to leaven dough/to make bread
剖面 pōumiàn, profile/section
干面 官面 面包干 甜面酱 一面面 反面人物 fǎnmiànrénwù, negative character/bad guy (in a story)
死面 sǐmiàn, [死麵], unleavened dough
表面张力 biǎomiànzhānglì, [表面張力], surface tension
打击面 讲面子 凸面 tūmiàn, convex surface
侧面图 豆面 面面观 miànmiànguān, [面面觀], (used in titles) comprehensive survey
硬面 凹面 面无血色 挂面 guàmiàn, [掛麵], pasta/noodles
平行面 面疱 miànpào, [面皰], acne
耳提面命 ěrtímiànmìng, to give sincere advice (idiom)/to exhort earnestly
面交 miànjiāo, to deliver personally/to hand over face-to-face
头面 tóumiàn, [頭面], head ornament (in former times)
脚面 jiǎomiàn, [腳面], instep (upper surface of the foot)
面告 牛肉面 niúròumiàn, [牛肉麵], beef noodle soup
别开生面 biékāishēngmiàn, [別開生面], to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path/to break fresh ground
四面体 sìmiàntǐ, [四面體], tetrahedron
总面积 片面性 书面语 shūmiànyǔ, [書面語], written language
正面图 剖面图 龙须面 铺面 pūmiàn/pùmiàn, [鋪面], paving/pavement, front window/store front
谜面
子 ⇒
孩子 háizi, child
儿子 érzi, [兒子], son
房子 fángzi, house/building (single- or two-story)/apartment/room/CL:棟|栋[dòng],幢[zhuàng],座[zu...
妻子 qīzǐ/qīzi, wife and children, wife/CL:個|个[gè]
案子 ànzi, long table/counter/case/law case/legal case/judicial case
样子 yàngzi, [樣子], appearance/manner/pattern/model
小子 xiǎozǐ/xiǎozi, (literary) youngster/(old) young fellow (term of address used by the older gener...
子 zǐ/zi, son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11t...
日子 rìzi, day/a (calendar) date/days of one's life
婊子 biǎozi, prostitute/whore
子弹 zǐdàn, [子彈], bullet/CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē],發|发[fā]
脑子 nǎozi, [腦子], brains/mind/CL:個|个[gè]
疯子 fēngzi, [瘋子], madman/lunatic
裤子 kùzi, [褲子], trousers/pants/CL:條|条[tiáo]
小伙子 xiǎohuǒzi, young man/young guy/lad/youngster/CL:個|个[gè]
分子 fènzǐ/fēnzǐ, [份子], members of a class or group/political elements (such as intellectuals or extremi...
桌子 zhuōzi, table/desk/CL:張|张[zhāng],套[tào]
屋子 wūzi, house/room/CL:間|间[jiān]
帽子 màozi, hat/cap/(fig.) label/bad name/CL:頂|顶[dǐng]
箱子 xiāngzi, suitcase/chest/box/case/trunk/CL:隻|只[zhī],個|个[gè]
骗子 piànzi, [騙子], swindler/a cheat
盒子 hézi, box/case
鼻子 bízi, nose/CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
一辈子 yībèizi, [一輩子], (for) a lifetime
女孩子 nǚháizi, girl
脖子 bózi, neck/CL:個|个[gè]
椅子 yǐzi, chair/CL:把[bǎ],套[tào]
鞋子 xiézi, shoe
裙子 qúnzi, skirt/CL:條|条[tiáo]
车子 chēzi, [車子], car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)
王子 wángzǐ, prince/son of a king
肚子 dùzi, belly/abdomen/stomach/CL:個|个[gè]
辈子 bèizi, [輩子], all one's life/lifetime
电子 diànzǐ, [電子], electronic/electron (particle physics)
猴子 hóuzi, monkey/CL:隻|只[zhī]
兔子 tùzi, hare/rabbit/CL:隻|只[zhī]
袋子 dàizi, bag
绳子 shéngzi, [繩子], cord/string/rope/CL:條|条[tiáo]
胡子 húzi, [鬍子], beard/mustache or whiskers/facial hair/CL:撮[zuǒ],根[gēn]/(coll.) bandit
镜子 jìngzi, [鏡子], mirror/CL:面[miàn],個|个[gè]
傻子 shǎzi, idiot/fool
虫子 chóngzi, [蟲子], insect/bug/worm/CL:條|条[tiáo],隻|只[zhī]
女子 nǚzǐ, woman/female
带子 dàizi, [帶子], belt/band/ribbon/strap/girdle/(coll.) audio or video tape/Farrer's scallop (Chla...
胖子 pàngzi, fat person/fatty
位子 wèizi, place/seat
小孩子 xiǎoháizi, child
点子 diǎnzi, [點子], spot/point/dot/speck/drop (of liquid)/droplet/point (of argument)/idea/crux/indi...
男子 nánzǐ, a man/a male
片子 piānzi/piànzi, film/movie/film reel/phonograph record/X-ray image, thin flake/small piece
孙子 Sūnzǐ/sūnzi, [孫子], Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sūn Wǔ] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death...
杯子 bēizi, cup/glass/CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
盘子 pánzi, [盤子], tray/plate/dish/CL:個|个[gè]
袜子 wàzi, [襪子], socks/stockings/CL:隻|只[zhī],對|对[duì],雙|双[shuāng]
一阵子 yīzhènzi, [一陣子], a while/a spell/a short time/a burst
瓶子 píngzi, bottle/CL:個|个[gè]
靴子 xuēzi, boots
鸽子 gēzi, [鴿子], pigeon/dove/various birds of the family Columbidae
侄子 zhízi, [姪子], brother's son/nephew
村子 cūnzi, village
鸭子 yāzi, [鴨子], duck/male prostitute (slang)
瘾君子 yǐnjūnzǐ, [癮君子], opium eater/drug addict/chain smoker
镇子 狮子 Shīzǐ/shīzi, [獅子], Leo (star sign)/Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Tai...
金子 Jīnzǐ/jīnzi, Kaneko (Japanese surname), gold
牌子 páizi, sign/trademark/brand
曲子 qǔzi, poem for singing/tune/music/CL:支[zhī]
例子 lìzi, case/(for) instance/example/CL:個|个[gè]
条子 tiáozi, [條子], short note/slip of paper/stripe/(slang) cop/(old) prostitute
单子 dānzǐ/dānzi, [單子], the only son of a family/(functional programming or philosophy) monad, list of i...
一下子 yīxiàzi, in a short while/all at once/all of a sudden
院子 yuànzi, courtyard/garden/yard/patio/CL:個|个[gè]/(old) servant
童子军 Tóngzǐjūn/tóngzǐjūn, [童子軍], Scout (youth organization), child soldiers/juvenile militia
毯子 tǎnzi, blanket/CL:條|条[tiáo],張|张[zhāng],床[chuáng],面[miàn]
管子 Guǎnzǐ/guǎnzi, Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and A...
罐子 guànzi, jar/pitcher/pot
刀子 dāozi, knife/CL:把[bǎ]
影子 yǐngzi, shadow/reflection/(fig.) hint/indication/influence/CL:個|个[gè]
笼子 lóngzi, [籠子], cage/basket/container
公子 gōngzǐ, son of an official/son of nobility/your son (honorific)
柜子 guìzi, [櫃子], cupboard/cabinet
圈子 quānzi, circle/ring/(social) circle
份子 fènzi, one's share of a gift price
好日子 hǎorìzi, auspicious day/good day/happy life
法子 fǎzi, way/method/Taiwan pr. [fá zi]
面子 miànzi, outer surface/outside/honor/reputation/face (as in "losing face")/self-respect/f...
豆子 dòuzi, bean/pea/CL:顆|颗[kē]
男孩子 nánháizi, boy
精子 jīngzǐ, sperm/spermatozoon
身子 shēnzi, body/pregnancy/health
架子 jiàzi, shelf/frame/stand/framework/airs/arrogance
棍子 gùnzi, stick/rod
锤子 chuízi, [錘子], hammer/CL:把[bǎ]
沙子 shāzi, sand/grit/CL:粒[lì],把[bǎ]
烂摊子 làntānzi, [爛攤子], terrible mess/shambles
老头子 lǎotóuzi, [老頭子], (coll.) old man/(said of an aging husband) my old man
男子汉 nánzǐhàn, [男子漢], man (i.e. manly, masculine)
梯子 tīzi, ladder/stepladder
看样子 kànyàngzi, [看樣子], it seems/it looks as if
爪子 zhuǎzi, (animal's) claw
嗓子 sǎngzi, throat/voice/CL:把[bǎ]
胆子 dǎnzi, [膽子], courage/nerve/guts
子宫 zǐgōng, [子宮], uterus/womb
半辈子 bànbèizi, [半輩子], half of a lifetime
个子 gèzi, [個子], height/stature/build/size
呆子 dāizi, fool/sucker
钉子 dīngzi, [釘子], nail/snag/saboteur
种子 zhǒngzi, [種子], seed/CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì]
轮子 lúnzi, [輪子], wheel/CL:個|个[gè]
耗子 hàozi, (dialect) mouse/rat
松子 sōngzǐ, pine nut
父子 fùzǐ, father and son
橘子 júzi, tangerine/CL:個|个[gè],瓣[bàn]
窗子 chuāngzi, window
瞎子 xiāzi, blind person
老子 Lǎozǐ/lǎozi, Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism/the sac...
原子弹 yuánzǐdàn, [原子彈], atom bomb/atomic bomb/A-bomb
大个子 书呆子 shūdāizi, [書呆子], bookworm/pedant/bookish fool
铲子 chǎnzi, [鏟子], shovel/spade/trowel/spatula (kitchen utensil)/CL:把[bǎ]
贩子 fànzǐ/fànzi, [販子], child trafficking, trafficker/dealer/monger/peddler
过日子 guòrìzi, [過日子], to live one's life/to pass one's days/to get along
炉子 lúzi, [爐子], stove/oven/furnace
袖子 xiùzi, sleeve
马子 mǎzǐ/mǎzi, [馬子], (slang) girl/chick/babe, bandit/brigand/gambling chip/see 馬桶|马桶
茄子 qiézi, eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)/aubergine/brinjal/Guinea squash/phonetic "cheese...
桃子 táozi, peach
椰子 yēzi, coconut
勺子 sháozi, scoop/ladle/CL:把[bǎ]
垫子 diànzi, [墊子], cushion/mat/pad
篮子 lánzi, [籃子], basket/CL:隻|只[zhī]
矮子 ǎizi, short person/dwarf
巷子 xiàngzi, alley
肠子 chángzi, [腸子], intestines
粒子 lìzǐ/lìzi, (elementary) particle/grain, grain (of rice)/granule
奶子 nǎizi, (coll.) milk/(coll.) breast/booby/tit
伪君子 wěijūnzǐ, [偽君子], hypocrite
凳子 dèngzi, stool/small seat
兔崽子 tùzǎizi, brat/bastard
驴子 lǘzi, [驢子], ass/donkey
左撇子 zuǒpiězi, left-handed
叉子 chāzi, fork/CL:把[bǎ]
蚊子 wénzi, mosquito
厨子 chúzi, [廚子], cook
扣子 kòuzi, [釦子], button
虱子 shīzi, [蝨子], louse (Pediculus humanus)
被子 bèizi, quilt/CL:床[chuáng]
叶子 yèzi, [葉子], foliage/leaf/CL:片[piàn]
小个子 句子 jùzi, sentence/CL:個|个[gè]
量子 liàngzǐ, quantum
盖子 gàizi, [蓋子], cover/lid/shell
天子 tiānzǐ, the (rightful) emperor/"Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
鱼子酱 yúzǐjiàng, [魚子醬], caviar
原子 yuánzǐ, atom/atomic
枪子 qiāngzǐ, [槍子], bullet
旗子 qízi, flag/banner/CL:面[miàn]
子女 zǐnǚ, children/sons and daughters
靶子 bǎzi, target
小册子 xiǎocèzi, [小冊子], booklet/pamphlet/leaflet/information sheet/menu/CL:本[běn]
聋子 lóngzi, [聾子], deaf person
本子 běnzi, book/notebook/edition/CL:本[běn]
骰子 tóuzi, dice
卵子 luǎnzǐ/luǎnzi, ovum, testicles/penis
白马王子 báimǎwángzǐ, [白馬王子], Prince Charming/knight in shining armor
辫子 biànzi, [辮子], plait/braid/pigtail/a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponen...
孩子气 háiziqì, [孩子氣], boyish/childish
池子 chízi, pond/bathhouse pool/dance floor of a ballroom/(old) stalls (front rows in a thea...
电子游戏 diànzǐyóuxì, [電子遊戲], computer and video games
斧子 fǔzi, axe/hatchet/CL:把[bǎ]
柱子 zhùzi, pillar/CL:根[gēn]
果子 guǒzi, fruit
照镜子 狮子王 剪子 jiǎnzi, clippers/scissors/shears/CL:把[bǎ]
浪子 làngzǐ, loafer/wastrel/prodigal son
私生子 sīshēngzǐ, illegitimate child (male)/bastard/love child
链子 liànzi, [鏈子], chain
棋子 qízǐ, chess piece/CL:個|个[gè],顆|颗[kē]
幌子 huǎngzi, shop sign/signboard/(fig.) pretense
梳子 shūzi, comb/CL:把[bǎ]
钩子 gōuzi, [鉤子], hook
珠子 zhūzi, pearl/bead/CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē]
君子 jūnzǐ, nobleman/person of noble character
瘸子 quézi, lame person (colloquial)
棒子 bàngzi, stick/club/cudgel/maize (corn)/ear of maize/corncob/(derog.) Korean
稿子 gǎozi, draft of a document/script/manuscript/mental plan/precedent
桔子 júzi, tangerine/also written 橘子/CL:個|个[gè],瓣[bàn]
筷子 kuàizi, chopsticks/CL:對|对[duì],根[gēn],把[bǎ],雙|双[shuāng]
高个子 兜圈子 dōuquānzi, to encircle/to go around/to circle/to beat about the bush
鞭子 biānzi, whip/CL:根[gēn]
橙子 chéngzi, orange
一家子 yījiāzi, the whole family
子民 zǐmín, people
哪门子 nǎménzi, [哪門子], (coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what/what kind/why on earth
骡子 luózi, [騾子], mule/CL:匹[pǐ],頭|头[tóu]
岔子 chàzi, branch road/setback/accident/hiccup
档子 dàngzi, [檔子], classifier for affairs, events etc
刽子手 guìzishǒu, [劊子手], executioner/headsman/slaughterer/fig. indiscriminate murderer
调子 diàozi, [調子], tune/melody/tuning/cadence/intonation/(speech) tone
鬼子 guǐzi, devils/refers to 日本鬼子, wartime term insult for Japanese
狗崽子 gǒuzǎizi, (coll.) puppy/(derog.) son of a bitch
夹子 jiāzi, [夾子], clip/clamp/tongs/folder/wallet
板子 bǎnzi, board/plank/bamboo or birch for corporal punishment
碟子 diézi, saucer/small dish/CL:盤|盘[pán]
钳子 qiánzi, [鉗子], pliers/pincers/tongs/forceps/vise/clamp/claw (of a crab etc)/CL:把[bǎ]/(dialect) ...
格子 gézi, lattice/check (pattern of squares)
阵子 zhènzi, [陣子], period of time
口子 kǒuzi, hole/opening/cut/gap/gash/my husband or wife/classifier for people (used for ind...
袍子 páozi, Chinese-style gown
蝎子 xiēzi, [蠍子], scorpion
刷子 shuāzi, brush/scrub/CL:把[bǎ]
林子 línzi, woods/grove/forest
圣子 Shèngzǐ, [聖子], Holy Son/Jesus Christ/God the Son (in the Christian Trinity)
台子 táizi, [檯子]/[臺子], desk/(pool etc) table, platform/stand
乱子 汉子 hànzi, [漢子], man/fellow/(dialect) husband
骨子里 gǔzilǐ, [骨子裡], beneath the surface/fundamentally/at the deepest level
竹子 zhúzi, bamboo/CL:棵[kē],支[zhī],根[gēn]
两下子 liǎngxiàzi, [兩下子], a couple of times/to repeat the same/the same old trick/tricks of the trade
母子 mǔzǐ, mother and child/parent and subsidiary (companies)/principal and interest
拍子 pāizi, beat (music)/paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc)/racket (sports)
痞子 pǐzi, ruffian/hooligan
秃子 tūzi, [禿子], bald-headed person/baldy
子孙 zǐsūn, [子孫], offspring/posterity
甲子 jiǎzǐ, first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the ...
下辈子 xiàbèizi, [下輩子], the next life
等离子 场子 chǎngzi, [場子], (coll.) gathering place/public venue
杆子 gānzi/gǎnzi, [桿子], pole, pole/stick/club/gang of bandits
栗子 lìzi, chestnut
狮子狗 shīzigǒu, [獅子狗], Pekingese/Pekinese
路子 lùzi, method/way/approach
长子 Zhǎngzǐ/zhǎngzǐ, [長子], Zhangzi county in Shanxi 山西[Shān xī], eldest son
离子 lízǐ, [離子], ion
拉肚子 lādùzi, (coll.) to have diarrhea
核子 hézǐ, nuclear/nucleus
嫂子 sǎozi, (coll.) older brother's wife/sister-in-law/CL:個|个[gè]
票子 起子 qǐzi, baking soda (used to leaven bread)/screwdriver/bottle opener
老爷子 lǎoyézi, [老爺子], my (you etc) old father/polite appellation for an elderly male
饺子 jiǎozi, [餃子], dumpling/pot-sticker/CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
头子 tóuzi, [頭子], boss/gang leader
李子 lǐzi, plum/CL:個|个[gè]
清子 小崽子 银子 yínzi, [銀子], money/silver
大儿子 明子 míngzi, see 松明[sōng míng]
模子 múzi, mold/matrix/pattern or die
哨子 shàozi, whistle
童子 tóngzǐ, boy
孢子 bāozǐ, spore
领子 lǐngzi, [領子], shirt collar
妹子 mèizi, (dialect) younger sister/girl
锯子 jùzi, [鋸子], a saw/CL:把[bǎ]
性子 xìngzi, temper
棚子 péngzi, shack/shed/CL:間|间[jiān]
分子式 fēnzǐshì, molecular formula
绕圈子 ràoquānzi, [繞圈子], to go around in circles/to make a detour/(fig.) to beat about the bush
独生子 dúshēngzǐ, [獨生子], only son
继子 jìzǐ, [繼子], stepson
套子 tàozi, sheath/case/cover/conventional method/cliché/trick/(coll.) condom
帘子 liánzi, [簾子], curtain
太子 tàizǐ, crown prince
担子 dànzi, [擔子], carrying pole and the loads on it/burden/task/responsibility/CL:副[fù]
哭鼻子 kūbízi, to snivel (usually humorous)
步子 bùzi, step/pace
段子 duànzi, item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts)/sketch
镊子 nièzi, [鑷子], tweezers/nippers/pliers
大肚子 dàdùzi, pregnant/potbelly/big eater
篓子 lǒuzi, [簍子], basket
笛子 dízi, bamboo flute/CL:管[guǎn]
探子 tànzi, intelligence gatherer/spy/detective/scout/sound (medical instrument)/long and na...
美津子 子弟 zǐdì, child/the younger generation
仙子 xiānzǐ, fairy
蹄子 tízi, hoof/(old) wench/hussy
料子 liàozi, material
豹子 bàozi, leopard/CL:頭|头[tóu]
瘦子 shòuzi, thin person
疹子 zhěnzi, rash
丸子 wánzi, pills/balls/meatballs
因子 yīnzǐ, factor/(genetic) trait/(math.) factor/divisor
出岔子 chūchàzi, to go wrong/to take a wrong turning
崽子 子虚乌有 犯罪分子 膀子 bǎngzi, upper arm/arm/wing
梅子 méizi, plum
卷子 juǎnzi/juànzi, steamed roll/spring roll, test paper/examination paper
绿帽子 lǜmàozi, [綠帽子], cuckold
养子 yǎngzǐ, [養子], adopted son/foster son
盆子 pénzi, basin
独子 dúzǐ, [獨子], only son
小辫子 xiǎobiànzi, [小辮子], pigtail/(fig.) a shortcoming or evidence of wrongdoing that can be seized upon b...
出乱子 chūluànzi, [出亂子], to go wrong/to get into trouble
命根子 mìnggēnzi, see 命根[mìng gēn]
耍嘴皮子 shuǎzuǐpízi, to talk glibly/to talk big/to be all talk
册子 cèzi, [冊子], a book/a volume
土包子 tǔbāozi, country bumpkin/boor/unsophisticated country person (humble, applied to oneself)...
娘子 niángzǐ, (dialect) form of address for one's wife/polite form of address for a woman
子公司 zǐgōngsī, subsidiary company/subsidiary corporation
弟子 dìzǐ, disciple/follower
局子 júzi, police station
燕子 yànzi, swallow
机子 jīzi, [機子], machine/device
摊子 tānzi, [攤子], booth/vendor's stall/organizational structure/scale of operations
柿子 shìzi, persimmon/CL:個|个[gè]
爱子 àizǐ, [愛子], beloved son
光子 guāngzǐ, photon (particle physics)
塞子 sāizi, cork/plug
顺子 shùnzi, [順子], a straight (poker, mahjong)
空子 kòngzi, gap/unoccupied space or time/fig. gap/loophole
小圈子 包子 bāozi, steamed stuffed bun/CL:個|个[gè]
美男子 急性子 jíxìngzi, impetuous person/excitable person
石子 混日子 hùnrìzi, to idle/to waste time
帮子 bāngzi, [幫子], outer (of cabbage etc)/upper (of a shoe)/(coll.) group/gang
筏子 fázi, raft
园子 小舅子 xiǎojiùzi, (coll.) wife's younger brother
纪美子 铺子 pùzi, [鋪子], store/shop
柚子 yòuzi, pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)/shaddock/oriental grapefruit
扇子 shànzi, fan/CL:把[bǎ]
矮个子 阳子 双子 Shuāngzǐ, [雙子], Gemini (star sign)
尖子 jiānzi, best of its kind/cream of the crop
子夜 zǐyè, midnight
孝子 xiàozǐ, filial son
虾子 xiāzǐ, [蝦子], shrimp roe/shrimp eggs/shrimp
摆架子 bǎijiàzi, [擺架子], to put on airs/to assume great airs
皮子 pízi, skin/fur
道子 杏子 xìngzi, apricot
知识分子 zhīshifènzǐ, [知識分子], intellectual/intelligentsia/learned person
幸子 纨绔子弟 wánkùzǐdì, [紈絝子弟], hedonistic son of rich parents
夜猫子 yèmāozi, [夜貓子], owl/(fig.) night owl
渣子 号子 hàozi, [號子], work chant/prison cell/type/sort/mark/sign/signal/(Tw) brokerage firm
主子 zhǔzi, Master (term used by servant)/Your Majesty/operator (of machine)
梭子 suōzi, shuttle (textile)/cartridge clip/classifier for bullet clips and bursts of gunfi...
坛子 tánzi, [罈子], jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)
凿子 záozǐ, [鑿子], chisel
原子能 yuánzǐnéng, atomic energy
耙子 pázi, a rake
黑子 小姨子 xiǎoyízi, see 小姨[xiǎo yí]
麻周子 范子 竿子 gānzi, bamboo pole/CL:根[gēn],個|个[gè]
上辈子 shàngbèizi, [上輩子], one's ancestors/past generations/a former incarnation
红帽子 股子 狮子座 Shīzizuò, [獅子座], Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
橘子汁 júzizhī, orange juice/CL:瓶[píng],杯[bēi],罐[guàn],盒[hé]/see also 橙汁[chéng zhī]
夏子 弹子 dànzi/tánzi, [彈子], slingshot pellet/playing marbles/billiards/CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē], towrope
中子 zhōngzǐ, neutron
黑盒子 印子 yìnzi, trace/impression (e.g. footprint)/abbr. of 印子錢|印子钱[yìn zi qián], usury
质子 zhìzǐ, [質子], proton (positively charged nuclear particle)/a prince sent to be held as a hosta...
码子 mǎzi, [碼子], number (e.g. page or house number)/numeral (e.g. Arabic or Chinese numeral)/code...
麻子 mázi, pockmark
量子力学 liàngzǐlìxué, [量子力學], quantum mechanics
馆子 guǎnzi, [館子], restaurant/theater (old)
坠子 zhuìzi, [墜子], weight/pendant/same as 墜胡|坠胡[zhuì hú]/ballad singing accompanied by a 墜胡|坠胡[zhuì...
子英 骄子 妮子 nīzi, (coll.) lass/(dialect) little girl
皇太子 huángtàizǐ, crown prince
关子 guānzi, [關子], climax (in a story)
羔子 毛孩子 máoháizi, (coll.) infant/ignorant child
色子 shǎizi, dice (used in gambling)
昭子 筛子 shāizi, [篩子], sieve/CL:面[miàn]
打拍子 dǎpāizi, to beat time
翔子 跛子 bǒzi, lame person/cripple
公子哥 风信子 fēngxìnzǐ, [風信子], hyacinth (flower)
凯子 kǎizi, [凱子], (slang) rich, good-looking guy
两口子 liǎngkǒuzi, [兩口子], husband and wife
绕弯子 ràowānzi, [繞彎子], lit. to go on a long detour/fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getti...
洋子 妙子 双子座 Shuāngzǐzuò, [雙子座], Gemini (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
底子 dǐzi, base/foundation/bottom
虎子 hǔzǐ, tiger cub/brave young man
瘤子 liúzi, tumor
梨子 lízi, pear/CL:個|个[gè]
榛子 zhēnzi, hazelnut
栀子花 zhīzihuā, [梔子花], cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
闹肚子 nàodùzi, [鬧肚子], (coll.) to have diarrhea
瓜子 guāzǐ, melon seed/seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, ...
狗腿子 gǒutuǐzi, dog's leg/fig. one who follows a villain/henchman/hired thug
黑匣子 hēixiázi, (airplane) black box
亚原子 yàyuánzǐ, [亞原子], subatomic
分子结构 嘴皮子 zuǐpízi, lit. lips/fig. glib talk
宅子 zháizi, house/residence
乐子 lèzi, [樂子], fun/pleasure/laughing matter
麦子 màizi, [麥子], wheat/CL:株[zhū]
嗓子眼 sǎngziyǎn, throat
老妈子 lǎomāzi, [老媽子], older female servant/amah
正电子 zhèngdiànzǐ, [正電子], positron (antiparticle of the electron)
团子 tuánzi, [糰子], dango (Japanese dumpling)
香子 次子 cìzǐ, second son
疖子 jiēzi, [癤子], (medicine) boil/furuncle/knot (in wood)
男子气 nánzǐqì, [男子氣], manly/masculine
凡夫俗子 fánfūsúzǐ, common people/ordinary folk
洋鬼子 yángguǐzi, foreign devil/term of abuse for Westerners
亭子 tíngzi, pavilion
五倍子 小肚子 丢面子 diūmiànzi, [丟面子], to lose face
漏子 皮夹子 中子星 zhōngzǐxīng, neutron star
叫花子 jiàohuāzi, beggar
里子 lǐzi, [裡子], lining/(fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance)
小姑子 一揽子 yīlǎnzi, [一攬子], all-inclusive/undiscriminating
网子 才子 cáizǐ, gifted scholar
公子哥儿 gōngzǐgēr, [公子哥兒], pampered son of a wealthy family
谷子 gǔzi, [穀子], millet
肘子 zhǒuzi, pork shoulder/(coll.) elbow
文子 胖小子 给面子 gěimiànzi, [給面子], to show deference or praise publicly
子爵 zǐjué, viscount
玲子 罩子 zhàozi, cover/casing
椰子树 葛原依子 茧子 jiǎnzi, [繭子], callus (patch or hardened skin)/corns (on feet)/also 趼子
轿子 jiàozi, [轎子], sedan chair/palanquin/litter
夫子 fūzǐ, Master/(old form of address for teachers, scholars)/pedant
恭子 小叔子 由纪子 戏子 xìzi, [戲子], (derog.) opera singer/actor
荣子 班子 bānzi, organized group/theatrical troupe
脚丫子 jiǎoyāzi, [腳丫子], (coll.) foot
弥惠子 锅子 guōzi, [鍋子], see 鍋|锅[guō]/see 涮鍋子|涮锅子[shuàn guō zi]/bowl (of a smoking pipe etc)
话匣子 huàxiázi, [話匣子], phonograph or radio (old term)/chatterbox/talkative person
子午线 zǐwǔxiàn, [子午線], meridian
原子核 yuánzǐhé, atomic nucleus
生子 shēngzǐ, to give birth to a child or children
对子 duìzǐ, [對子], pair of antithetical phrases/antithetical couplet
尺子 chǐzi, rule/ruler (measuring instrument)/CL:把[bǎ]
梭子鱼 suōziyú, [梭子魚], barracuda
那阵子 nàzhènzi, [那陣子], at that time/then
孔子 Kǒngzǐ, Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫...
钻空子 zuānkòngzi, [鑽空子], lit. to drill a hole/to take advantage of a loophole/to exploit an advantage/to ...
花子 huāzi, beggar (old term)
等离子体 děnglízǐtǐ, [等離子體], plasma (physics)
娄子 lóuzi, [婁子], trouble/blunder
杠子 gàngzi, [槓子], thick bar/solid carrying pole
式子 shìzi, formula/mathematical expression
签子 褶子 zhězi, pleat/fold/crease/wrinkle
犬子 拍片子 臭架子 chòujiàzi, stinking pretension/to give oneself airs and offend others/hateful arrogance
半吊子 bàndiàozi, dabbler/smatterer/tactless and impulsive person
败家子 bàijiāzǐ, [敗家子], spendthrift/wastrel/prodigal
老婆子 惠子 Huìzi, Hui-zi also known as Hui Shi 惠施[Huì Shī] (c. 370-310 BC), politician and philoso...
介子 jièzǐ, meson/mesotron (physics)
鬼点子 要面子 yàomiànzi, see 愛面子|爱面子[ài miàn zi]
筒子 tǒngzi, tube-shaped object/tube/bobbin/(Internet slang) homonym for 同志[tóng zhì]
栓子 种子选手 zhǒngzixuǎnshǒu, [種子選手], seeded player
匣子 xiázi, small box
江湖骗子 jiānghúpiànzi, [江湖騙子], swindler/itinerant con-man
弃子 子孙后代 香夏子 刨子 bàozi, plane
卒子 粽子 zòngzi, glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and boiled
楔子 xiēzi, wedge/peg/stopper/prologue (in some modern novels)/prologue or interlude in Yuan...
电子眼 diànzǐyǎn, [電子眼], electronic eye
蛾子 ézi, moth
友子 英子 子鸡 京子 子系统 zǐxìtǒng, [子系統], subsystem
石子路 子甲 子宫癌 子集 zǐjí, subset
葵花子 kuíhuāzǐ, sunflower seeds
门子 ménzi, [門子], door/doorman (old)/hanger-on of an aristocrat/social influence/pull/classifier f...
钉子户 dīngzihù, [釘子戶], householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property develo...
卡子 qiǎzi, clip/hair fastener/checkpoint
子嗣 zǐsì, son/heir
弹子房 由美子 不法分子 bùfǎfènzǐ, lawbreakers/offenders
电子表 把子 bàzi, handle
人贩子 女子组 二流子 èrliúzi, loafer/idler/bum
脚脖子 jiǎobózi, [腳脖子], (coll.) ankle
电子游戏机 幼子 子粒 zǐlì, seed
子痫 招子 腰子 yāozi, kidney
褥子 rùzi, cotton-padded mattress/CL:床[chuáng]
童子鸡 推子 tuīzi, hair clippers
矬子 出疹子 美重子 络腮胡子 luòsāihúzi, [絡腮鬍子], full beard
诺子 枣子 zǎozi, [棗子], dates/jujube
小家子气 xiǎojiāziqì, [小家子氣], petty/small-minded
痱子 fèizi, miliaria (type of skin disease)/prickly heat/sweat rash
臣子 chénzǐ, official in feudal court/subject
电子管 diànzǐguǎn, [電子管], valve (electronics)/vacuum tube
电子战 使性子 鱼子 yúzǐ, [魚子], fish eggs/roe/caviar
纪子 坯子 pīzi, base/semifinished product/(fig.) the makings of (a talented actor etc)
西门子 Xīménzǐ, [西門子], Siemens (company name)
小日子 xiǎorìzi, simple life
方子 fāngzi, prescription (of medicine)
碰钉子 pèngdīngzi, [碰釘子], to meet with a rebuff
隐君子 yǐnjūnzi, [隱君子], recluse/hermit/used for homophone 癮君子|瘾君子, opium addict
秆子 大帽子 锥子 zhuīzi, [錐子], awl/CL:把[bǎ]
爱面子 àimiànzi, [愛面子], to like to look good in the eyes of others/sensitive about how one is regarded b...
扳子 bānzi, spanner/wrench/CL:把[bǎ]
金龟子 jīnguīzǐ, [金龜子], scarab (Scarabeus sacer)/beetle
椰子油 梁子 里香子 朝子 原子结构 撂挑子 liàotiāozi, (coll.) to quit one's job in disgust
旱鸭子 hànyāzi, [旱鴨子], non-swimmer
妃子 fēizi, imperial concubine
分子生物学 fēnzǐshēngwùxué, [分子生物學], molecular biology
引子 yǐnzi, introduction/primer/opening words
电子器件 diànzǐqìjiàn, [電子器件], electric equipment
李京子 量子论 liàngzǐlùn, [量子論], quantum theory (physics)
直肠子 zhíchángzi, [直腸子], (coll.) forthright person
转子 zhuànzǐ, [轉子], rotor (electricity)
谱子 pǔzi, [譜子], musical score
票贩子 piàofànzi, [票販子], ticket scalper
镯子 zhuózi, [鐲子], bracelet/CL:隻|只[zhī]
毡子 zhānzi, [氈子], felt (fabric)
缎子 duànzi, [緞子], satin
骗子手 拐子 guǎizi, crutch/(derog.) lame person/kidnapper
直性子 厂子 chǎngzi, [廠子], (coll.) factory/mill/yard/depot
子承 巨子 大舅子 dàjiùzi, (coll.) wife's older brother
枝子 zhīzi, twig/branch
破罐子破摔 壳子 容子 椰子汁 yēzizhī, coconut water
原子钟 yuánzǐzhōng, [原子鐘], atomic clock
角子 jiǎozi, one Jiao coin (Mao, one-tenth of yuan)
雷震子 腱子 jiànzi, sinew
果子露 guǒzilù, fruit drink
饭团子 腮帮子 sāibāngzi, [腮幫子], cheek
积极分子 jījífènzǐ, [積極分子], enthusiast/(political) activist
一鼻子灰 望子成龙 wàngzǐchénglóng, [望子成龍], lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child t...
高分子 gāofēnzǐ, macromolecule/polymer
正子 zhèngzǐ, positron/also called 正電子|正电子[zhèng diàn zǐ]
电子学 diànzǐxué, [電子學], electronics
婶子 shěnzi, [嬸子], (coll.) father's younger brother's wife/aunt
礼子 窑子 yáozi, [窯子], (old) low-grade brothel
掸子 dǎnzi, [撣子], duster/CL:把[bǎ]
王子和 小燕子 弯子 wānzi, [彎子], bend/turn/curve
耗子药 捅娄子 tǒnglóuzi, [捅婁子], to make a mess of sth
瑾子 天之骄子 笔杆子 bǐgǎnzi, [筆桿子], pen/an effective writer
美子 真树子 苗子 miáozi, young successor/seedling/sapling
病秧子 bìngyāngzi, (coll.) invalid/sickly person
脑瓜子 nǎoguāzi, [腦瓜子], see 腦瓜|脑瓜[nǎo guā]
胡子男 鞍子 抹脖子 mǒbózi, to slit one's own throat/to commit suicide
根子 爬格子 págézi, (oral) to write (esp. for a living)/to spell out laboriously on squared paper
空架子 痦子 wùzi, nevus/mole/birthmark
瘫子 tānzi, [癱子], paralyzed person
啥子 sházi, (dialect) what
钎子 qiānzi, [釺子], hammer drill for boring through rock
痱子粉 耳刮子 ěrguāzi, (coll.) a slap on one's face/a cuff
掰腕子 bāiwànzi, arm wrestling
缸子 席子 xízi, woven mat
久美子 大姨子 dàyízi, sister-in-law/wife's older sister
算子 suànzi, operator (math.)
腕子 wànzi, wrist
素子 独生子女 dúshēngzǐnǚ, [獨生子女], an only child
肉包子 福子 文子姐 领导班子 节子 jiēzi, [節子], gnarl/knot
光量子 匙子 狮子头 shīzitóu, [獅子頭], lit. lion's head/pork meatballs
乔罗之子 电子琴 diànzǐqín, [電子琴], electronic keyboard (music)
贵子 墩子 电子版 摆样子 bǎiyàngzi, [擺樣子], to do sth for show/to keep up appearances
马钱子 电子枪 鱼贩子 乐子都 多子多孙 男子组 战争贩子 眸子 móuzi, pupil of the eye
叫化子 jiàohuāzi, variant of 叫花子[jiào huā zi]
驼子 tuózi, [駝子], hunchback
乱摊子 饺子馅 高帽子 gāomàozi, tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation/dunce cap/(fig.) flattery
穗子 丁子 秋子英 那口子 子明 孺子 rúzǐ, (literary) child
扣帽子 kòumàozi, to tag sb with unfair label/power word
花花肠子 huāhuāchángzi, [花花腸子], (slang) a cunning plot
中子弹 zhōngzǐdàn, [中子彈], neutron bomb
子程序 zǐchéngxù, subroutine
粒子束 lìzǐshù, beam of elementary particles
子秀 椽子 chuánzi, beam/rafter
亚子 白子 báizǐ, white Go chess piece/bee pupa/albino
销子 xiāozi, [銷子], a peg/a pin/dowel
太子港 Tàizǐgǎng, Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti
原子量 yuánzǐliàng, atomic weight/atomic mass
筒子楼 春子 毽子 jiànzi, jianzi (Asian shuttlecock game)
千惠子 框子 kuàngzi, frame (of spectacles, small ornament etc)
之子民 劳什子 láoshízi, [勞什子], (dialect) nuisance/pain
原子尘 要子 yàozi, straw rope
原子笔 yuánzǐbǐ, [原子筆], ballpoint pen/also written 圓珠筆|圆珠笔
芥子气 jièzǐqì, [芥子氣], mustard gas
坨子 tuózi, lump/heap
电子元件 果子酒 崔美子 座子 zuòzi, pedestal/plinth/saddle
舍子 广子 王子会 厅子 款子 kuǎnzi, a sum of money/CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
狮子舞 香子兰 xiāngzǐlán, [香子蘭], vanilla/Vanilla planifolia
遗腹子 yífùzǐ, [遺腹子], posthumous child
祝子 吹胡子瞪眼 chuīhúzidèngyǎn, [吹鬍子瞪眼], to get angry/to fume
电子化 信子 凑份子 còufènzi, [湊份子], to pool resources (for a gift, project etc)
绸子 chóuzi, [綢子], silk fabric/silk/CL:匹[pǐ]
崔之子 子子孙孙 zǐzǐsūnsūn, [子子孫孫], one's posterity
狮子山 Shīzishān, [獅子山], Sierra Leone (Tw)/Shizishan or Lion Mountain/Shizishan district of Tongling city...
砂子 shāzi, sand
电子束 diànzǐshù, [電子束], beam of electrons
电子流 脚蹬子 木部雅子 心窝子 稚子 zhìzǐ, young child
小野洋子 王子来 金燕子 饼子 bǐngzi, [餅子], maize or millet pancake
种子公司 庄子 Zhuāngzǐ, [莊子], Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author
核子能 官架子 guānjiàzi, putting on official airs
照子 骨子 gǔzi, ribs/frame
美雅子 反质子 鞋拔子 xiébázi, shoehorn
康子 手腕子 shǒuwànzi, wrist
秋子 搭架子 dājiàzi, to put up scaffolding/to build a framework/to launch an enterprise
田奈子 淑子 洪德子 梦子 环子 药罐子 结子 jiēzǐ/jiézi, [結子], to bear seeds (of plant), knot (on a rope or string)
王子都 逆子 nìzǐ, unfilial son
脑门子 nǎoménzi, [腦門子], forehead (dialect)
帐子 zhàngzi, [帳子], mosquito net/CL:頂|顶[dǐng]
学子 xuézǐ, [學子], (literary) student/scholar
寨子 末子 mòzi, powder/dust
高子 龙之子 藤子 隆子 Lóngzǐ, Lhünzê county, Tibetan: Lhun rtse rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shān ná...
狸子 lízi, leopard cat
金提子 奇子 柿子椒 shìzijiāo, bell pepper, aka sweet pepper
岩子 铜子 分子量 fēnzǐliàng, molecular mass
佐村恭子 腿肚子 tuǐdùzi, calf (back of the leg below the knee)
方格子 金子塔 平子 扎猛子 zhāměngzi, to swim with head submerged
和翔子 从翔子 果子汁 须子 xūzi, [鬚子], feelers (zoology)/tassel (botany)
金子留 月子 yuèzi, traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth/puerperium
多子 子弟兵 庄阳子 电子电路 孩子家 爷子我 孩子头 孩子王 花架子 huājiàzi, attractive appearance, but without substance
象子 搋子 chuāizi, plunger (for clearing drains)
讲面子 林子里 王子正 同京子 力子 纪子才 晴子 不信子 黄皮子 和淑子 比律子 那波子 上馆子 shàngguǎnzi, [上館子], to eat out/to eat at a restaurant
屯子 túnzi, village
佳奈子 孪生子 索子 外孙子 wàisūnzi, [外孫子], (coll.) daughter's son/grandson
人子升 二子 李子树 鹞子 秋夏子 李子好 李子干 集子 jízi, anthology/selected writing
范子来 李子漂 乐子可 子养大 星子 Xīngzǐ, Xingzi county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
喜子 xǐzi, Tetragnatha (long-jawed spider)/same as 蟢子
乐子太 孙子会 王子克 戴子 乐子男 御子 电褥子 那子承 乐子来 哈喇子 hālázi, (dialect) saliva
端子 duānzi, terminal (electronics)
舅子 麻美子 孟子 Mèngzǐ, Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius/book ...
义子 yìzǐ, [義子], adopted son
误人子弟 wùrénzǐdì, [誤人子弟], (of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress/(of media) to pr...
罗望子 官子 guānzǐ, endgame (in go)
二愣子 èrlèngzi, stupid person/dolt/rash (slang)
子嗣才 拍桌子 由香子 出漏子 chūlòuzi, to take a wrong turn/to go wrong
有日子 呢子 nízi, woolen cloth
那家子 由力子 王子钧 裕子 惠子之 釉子 电子云 diànzǐyún, [電子雲], electron cloud
爱民如子 àimínrúzǐ, [愛民如子], to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
阳子都 鸡毛掸子 七子 逗闷子 dòumènzi, [逗悶子], (dialect) to joke
春子壮 铁子 静若处子 红子 干儿子 gānérzi, [乾兒子], adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
王子爱 游子 yóuzǐ, [遊子], person living or traveling far from home
夏子和 王子秀 鱼丸子 二子干 王子曾 吊嗓子 diàosǎngzi, voice training (for Chinese opera)
美保子 王子吻 狗子 王子丰 王子从 瓤子 量子场论 liàngzǐchǎnglùn, [量子場論], quantum field theory
圆子 yuánzi, [圓子], kind of dumpling/sticky rice ball
津子 管钳子 美智子 Měizhìzǐ, Michiko, Japanese female given name/Empress Michiko of Japan (1934-)
拉子 歌子 gēzi, song
锛子 赤子情 二世子 翔子会 微电子 wēidiànzǐ, [微電子], microelectronics
子一聚 泥腿子 nítuǐzi, peasant/yokel
静子 川恭子 章子怡 ZhāngZǐyí, Zhang Ziyi (1979-), PRC actress
赤子 chìzǐ, newborn baby/the people (of a country)
神子会 五子棋 wǔzǐqí, five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe)/Japanese: gomoku/gobang
锭子 翔子才 木庭子 褂子 guàzi, unlined upper garment
炮筒子 子同光 二子连 子金 迎清子 六子 松隆子 龙子里 兜子 顶子 子复活 王子飞 赖子 车前子 小娘子 簪子 勃子 转弯子 三子 子孝 慢性子 mànxìngzi, slow-tempered/phlegmatic/a slowcoach
丽美子 子和 子儿 zǐr, [子兒], (coll.) penny/buck
子口 子书 大伯子 dàbǎizi, (coll.) husband's elder brother
六子姐 景子 子球 子波 皇子 huángzǐ, prince
子星 淳子 雹子 báozi, hail/hailstone
一群子民 阳离子 yánglízǐ, [陽離子], positive ion/cation (physics)
过昭子 费密子 栀子 zhīzi, [梔子], cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
娘子军 孢子植物 子铁 老子非 稻子 dàozi, rice (crop)/unhulled rice
分子筛 fēnzǐshāi, [分子篩], molecular sieve
坝子 子才 阴离子 yīnlízǐ, [陰離子], negative ion/anion (physics)
子而信 梁上君子 liángshàngjūnzǐ, lit. the gentleman on the roof beam/fig. a thief
方丁之子 扦子 木山政子 被子植物 bèizǐzhíwù, angiosperm (flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)
胡子会 七子之 胡子真 碎嘴子 古川俊子 祥子时 胡子才 那京子 赤子之心 chìzǐzhīxīn, pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn/sincere
子买花 女之子 子非 子路 ZǐLù, Zi Lu (542-480 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子[Kǒng fū zǐ], also known as Ji Lu 季...
子连 谢子 不肖子孙 大分子 dàfēnzǐ, macromolecule (chemistry)
屉子 tìzi, [屜子], drawer/stackable cooking vessel/woven mat on a bed frame or chair/woven window s...
小村子 央子来 子才能 负离子 fùlízǐ, [負離子], negative ion/anion (physics)
敬子 子那 出点子 chūdiǎnzi, [出點子], to express an opinion/to offer advice
正离子 zhènglízǐ, [正離子], positive ion/cation (physics)