老 ⇒
老 lǎo, prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of ...
老兄 lǎoxiōng, elder brother (often used self-referentially)/(form of address between male frie...
老师 lǎoshī, [老師], teacher/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板 lǎobǎn/Lǎobǎn, [老闆], variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn], Robam (brand), boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[gè]
老婆 lǎopó, (coll.) wife
老天 lǎotiān, God/Heavens
老实 lǎoshi, [老實], honest/sincere/well-behaved/open and guileless/naive
老鼠 lǎoshǔ, rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhī]
老公 lǎogōng/lǎogong, (coll.) husband, (coll.) eunuch/see also 老公[lǎo gōng]
圣诞老人 ShèngdànLǎorén, [聖誕老人], Father Christmas/Santa Claus
老朋友 lǎopéngyou, old friend/(slang) period/menstruation
老大 lǎodà, old age/very/eldest child in a family/leader of a group/boss/captain of a boat/l...
老头 lǎotóu, [老頭], old fellow/old man/father/husband
老人 lǎorén, old man or woman/the elderly/one's aged parents or grandparents
古老 gǔlǎo, ancient/old/age-old
老爹 lǎodiē, (dialect) father/old man/sir
老弟 lǎodì, (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than onese...
老天爷 lǎotiānyé, [老天爺], God/Heavens
百老汇 Bǎilǎohuì, [百老匯], Broadway (New York City)
老家伙 lǎojiāhuo, [老傢伙], variant of 老家伙[lǎo jiā huo], (coll.) old fellow/old codger
老是 lǎoshi, always
老虎 lǎohǔ, tiger/CL:隻|只[zhī]
老远 lǎoyuǎn, [老遠], very far away
老二 lǎoèr, second-eldest child in a family/(euphemism) penis
老家 lǎojiā, native place/place of origin/home state or region
老太太 lǎotàitai, elderly lady (respectful)/esteemed mother/CL:位[wèi]
老鹰 lǎoyīng, [老鷹], (coll.) eagle/hawk/any similar bird of prey
老头子 lǎotóuzi, [老頭子], (coll.) old man/(said of an aging husband) my old man
老式 lǎoshì, old-fashioned/old type/outdated
老友 lǎoyǒu, old friend/sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
老子 Lǎozǐ/lǎozi, Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism/the sac...
长老 zhǎnglǎo, [長老], elder/term of respect for a Buddhist monk
老太婆 lǎotàipó, old woman (at times contemptuous)
老兵 lǎobīng, veteran
老哥 老伙计 元老 yuánlǎo, senior figure/elder/doyen
养老金 yǎnglǎojīn, [養老金], pension
老人家 lǎorénjiā, polite term for old woman or man
养老院 yǎnglǎoyuàn, [養老院], nursing home
老娘 lǎoniáng, my old mother/I, this old woman/my old lady (colloquial)/maternal grandmother/mi...
衰老 shuāilǎo, to age/to deteriorate with age/old and weak
老年人 lǎoniánrén, old people/the elderly
老老实实 老年 lǎonián, elderly/old age/autumn of one's years
老奶奶 lǎonǎinai, (coll.) father's father's mother/paternal great-grandmother/respectful form of a...
老爷 lǎoye, [老爺], (respectful) lord/master/(coll.) maternal grandfather
老掉牙 lǎodiàoyá, very old/obsolete/out of date
老百姓 lǎobǎixìng, ordinary people/the "person in the street"/CL:個|个[gè]
法老 fǎlǎo, pharaoh (loanword)
老妇 老练 lǎoliàn, [老練], seasoned/experienced
老手 lǎoshǒu, experienced person/an old hand at sth
老话 长生不老 chángshēngbùlǎo, [長生不老], immortality
老爷子 lǎoyézi, [老爺子], my (you etc) old father/polite appellation for an elderly male
老化 lǎohuà, to age (of person or object)/becoming old
老古董 养老 yǎnglǎo, [養老], to provide for the elderly (family members)/to enjoy a life in retirement
老板娘 lǎobǎnniáng, [老闆娘], female proprietor/lady boss/boss's wife
老巢 老母 年老 niánlǎo, aged
老头儿 lǎotóur, [老頭兒], see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]
老年痴呆症 lǎoniánchīdāizhèng, [老年痴獃症], senile dementia/Alzheimer's disease
老爷爷 lǎoyéye, [老爺爺], (coll.) father's father's father/paternal great-grandfather
老大哥 lǎodàgē, big brother
老顽固 老好人 lǎohǎorén, one who tries never to offend anybody
老处女 lǎochǔnǚ, [老處女], unmarried old woman/spinster
老规矩 老牌 lǎopái, old, well-known brand/old style/old school/an old hand/experienced veteran
老虎机 lǎohǔjī, [老虎機], slot machine
老乡 lǎoxiāng, [老鄉], fellow townsman/fellow villager/sb from the same hometown
老把戏 老一套 lǎoyītào, the same old stuff
老婆婆 老路 lǎolù, old road/familiar way/beaten track/conventional behavior
老太 lǎotài, old lady
老东西 lǎodōngxi, [老東西], (derog.) old fool/old bastard
老挝 Lǎowō, [老撾], Laos
老爷车 lǎoyechē, [老爺車], classic car
老五 米老鼠 MǐLǎoshǔ, Mickey Mouse
老伴 lǎobàn, (of an elderly couple) husband or wife
老相识 老毛病 lǎomáobìng, chronic illness/old weakness/chronic problem
老早 lǎozǎo, a long time ago
老生常谈 lǎoshēngchángtán, [老生常談], an old observation (idiom)/a truism/banal comments
老本 lǎoběn, capital/assets/savings/nest egg/(fig.) reputation/laurels (to rest upon)/old edi...
老糊涂 lǎohútu, [老糊塗], dotard
母老虎 mǔlǎohǔ, tigress/(fig.) fierce woman/vixen
老搭档 老底 别老 回老家 huílǎojiā, to go back to one's roots/to return to one's native place/by ext. to join one's ...
男女老少 nánnǚlǎoshào, men, women, young and old/all kinds of people/people of all ages
老魏 老交情 生老病死 shēnglǎobìngsǐ, lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die/fig. the fate of humankind ...
老茧 lǎojiǎn, [老繭], callus (patch or hardened skin)/corns (on feet)/also 老趼
老麦 老主顾 老总 lǎozǒng, [老總], boss/executive
老气 老先生 老姑娘 老道 老虎钳 lǎohǔqián, [老虎鉗], vise/pincer pliers
老前辈 老将 lǎojiàng, [老將], lit. old general/commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese che...
老妈子 lǎomāzi, [老媽子], older female servant/amah
老三 您老 大老粗 dàlǎocū, uncouth fellow/rustic
老大不小 老妈妈 老公公 lǎogōnggong, old man/husband's father/father-in-law/court eunuch
老成 lǎochéng, mature/experienced/sophisticated
老外 lǎowài, (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person)/layman/amateur
活到老 老一辈 lǎoyībèi, [老一輩], previous generation/older generation
老调 老鸨 lǎobǎo, [老鴇], female brothel keeper
老到 lǎodao, experienced and careful
老同事 苍老 cānglǎo, [蒼老], old/aged/(of calligraphy or painting) vigorous/forceful
学到老 老者 lǎozhě, old man/elderly man
老脸 lǎoliǎn, [老臉], self-respect of old person/face/thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism)/bra...
老伯 lǎobó, uncle (polite form of address for older male)
老朽 孤老 gūlǎo, solitary old man or woman/regular patron (at brothels)
老相好 老少 lǎoshào, the old and the young
老狐狸 lǎohúli, old fox/fig. cunning person
老范 老调重弹 lǎodiàochóngtán, [老調重彈], to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
老巴 老城区 Lǎochéngqū/lǎochéngqū, [老城區], Laocheng district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luò yáng shì], Henan, old city distric...
唐老鸭 TángLǎoyā, [唐老鴨], Donald Duck
老婆子 老表 老当益壮 lǎodāngyìzhuàng, [老當益壯], old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
天荒地老 tiānhuāngdìlǎo, until the end of time (idiom)
老王 父老 fùlǎo, elders
老谋深算 lǎomóushēnsuàn, [老謀深算], rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect
小老婆 xiǎolǎopó, concubine/mistress/(dialect) woman
老江湖 lǎojiānghú, a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
老酒 lǎojiǔ, wine, esp. Shaoxing wine
老态 lǎotài, [老態], elderly, as in movement or bearing
老乔 老山 老汉 lǎohàn, [老漢], old man/I (an old man referring to himself)
老牛 纸老虎 zhǐlǎohǔ, [紙老虎], paper tiger
老资格 lǎozīgé, [老資格], veteran
老花镜 lǎohuājìng, [老花鏡], presbyopic glasses
海老 老黄 过街老鼠 guòjiēlǎoshǔ, [過街老鼠], sb or sth detested by all/target of scorn/anathema/cf. 老鼠過街,人人喊打|老鼠过街,人人喊打[lǎo s...
老农 老崔 走老路 老弱病残 垂垂老矣 老宅 老霍 老祖宗 男女老幼 nánnǚlǎoyòu, men, women, young and old/everybody
敬老院 jìnglǎoyuàn, home of respect for aged/nursing home
老花 lǎohuā, presbyopia
老迈 lǎomài, [老邁], aged/senile
老詹 老郭 老字号 lǎozìhào, [老字號], shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
老屋 老妪 lǎoyù, [老嫗], old woman (formal writing)
老夫 lǎofū, I (spoken by an old man)
老潘 父老乡亲 老大爷 lǎodàyé, [老大爺], uncle/grandpa/CL:位[wèi]
老气横秋 lǎoqìhéngqiū, [老氣橫秋], old and decrepit/proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
老年斑 和事老 老皇历 lǎohuánglì, [老皇曆], (lit.) past years' almanac/(fig.) ancient history/obsolete practice/old-fashione...
敬老 jìnglǎo, respect for the aged
吃老本 宝刀不老 bǎodāobùlǎo, [寶刀不老], lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be ...
老黄历 老丈人 lǎozhàngren, (coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)
七老八十 qīlǎobāshí, in one's seventies (age)/very old (of people)
老父亲 老鬼 老师傅 老小 lǎoxiǎo, the old and the young/the youngest member of the family
金老 老左 老办法 老狗 老大妈 lǎodàmā, [老大媽], "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)/CL:位[wèi]
老龄化 lǎolínghuà, [老齡化], aging (population)
老伯伯 lǎobóbo, grandpa (polite form of address for old man)
地老天荒 dìlǎotiānhuāng, see 天荒地老[tiān huāng dì lǎo]
老年性 老年病 告老还乡 月老 yuèlǎo, matchmaker/go-between/same as 月下老人[yuè xià lǎo rén]
老实巴交 lǎoshibājiāo, [老實巴交], (coll.) docile/well-behaved/biddable
老陈 老马 老城 lǎochéng, old town/old district of a city
老史 老卜 老幺 lǎoyāo, [老么], youngest
老帅 老张 老尹 老杰 老生 lǎoshēng, venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Ch...
老父 lǎofù, father/old man/venerable sir
老罗 二老 èrlǎo, mother and father/parents
老伴儿 lǎobànr, [老伴兒], erhua variant of 老伴[lǎo bàn]
老花花 中老年 zhōnglǎonián, middle and old age
中老年人 zhōnglǎoniánrén, middle-aged and elderly people
老虎凳 lǎohǔdèng, tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizont...
老脾气 老脑筋 老两口 老泪纵横 变老 老挝人 张老 老佛爷 Lǎofóyé, [老佛爺], title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father/nickname for Empre...
老萨 老账 lǎozhàng, [老賬], lit. old account/old debt/fig. old scores to settle/old quarrels/old grudge
老许 老金 老龄 lǎolíng, [老齡], old age/aging/aged/geriatric/the aged
父老兄弟 廉颇老矣 老布 老汤 老毛 老死不相往来 老琼 老炳 老粗 lǎocū, uneducated person/yokel/boor/roughneck
老寿星 老大娘 lǎodàniáng, old lady/Madam (polite address)/CL:位[wèi]
养老保险金 妻儿老小 倚老卖老 大老婆 dàlǎopó, primary wife
秋老虎 qiūlǎohǔ, hot spell during autumn/Indian summer
卢老 家老 jiālǎo, (old) a senior in one's household
二老板 老年学 阿姆巴赫老 拉莉塔老 老花眼 lǎohuāyǎn, presbyopia
老葛 老病号 年老体弱 niánlǎotǐruò, [年老體弱], old and weak (idiom)
玛德琳老 老骥伏枥 lǎojìfúlì, [老驥伏櫪], lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig....
未老先衰 wèilǎoxiānshuāi, to age prematurely
老鲍 老来福 老街坊 老三样 老人斑 狗老 迪安·老 老蓝 老薛 老莫 老辣 lǎolà, shrewd and ruthless/efficient and unscrupulous
老车 老赖 lǎolài, [老賴], (coll.) debt dodger
老雷 老高 船老大 chuánlǎodà, coxswain/steersman/boatswain (bo'sun)
老飞 少年老成 shàoniánlǎochéng, accomplished though young/lacking youthful vigor
王老 老子非 老马识途 lǎomǎshítú, [老馬識途], an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do/an ol...
老相 老熊 老千 lǎoqiān, cheat/swindler (in gambling)
老卫 老僧 老幼 老姜 老普 老星 老李 老朱 老朴 老方 老洪 老毕 老树 佩林老
头 ⇒
头 tóu/tou, [頭], head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant/chief/boss/side/aspe...
头发 tóufa, [頭髮], hair (on the head)
头儿 tóur, [頭兒], leader
回头 huítóu, [回頭], to turn round/to turn one's head/later/by and by
石头 shítou, [石頭], stone/CL:塊|块[kuài]
镜头 jìngtóu, [鏡頭], camera lens/camera shot (in a movie etc)/scene
骨头 gǔtou, [骨頭], bone/CL:根[gēn],塊|块[kuài]/moral character/bitterness
头脑 tóunǎo, [頭腦], brains/mind/skull/(fig.) gist (of a matter)/leader/boss
摄像头 shèxiàngtóu, [攝像頭], webcam/surveillance camera
码头 mǎtóu, [碼頭], dock/pier/wharf/CL:個|个[gè]
舌头 shétou, [舌頭], tongue/CL:個|个[gè]/enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting informati...
老头 lǎotóu, [老頭], old fellow/old man/father/husband
街头 jiētóu, [街頭], street
开头 kāitóu, [開頭], beginning/to start
头部 tóubù, [頭部], head
枕头 zhěntou, [枕頭], pillow
木头 mùtou, [木頭], slow-witted/blockhead/log (of wood, timber etc)/CL:塊|块[kuài],根[gēn]
尽头 jìntóu, [盡頭], end/extremity/limit
头疼 tóuténg, [頭疼], headache
手头 shǒutóu, [手頭], on hand/at hand/one's financial situation
头痛 tóutòng, [頭痛], to have a headache
头绪 tóuxù, [頭緒], outline/main threads
念头 niàntou, [念頭], thought/idea/intention
头盔 tóukuī, [頭盔], helmet
拳头 quántou, [拳頭], fist/clenched fist/CL:個|个[gè]/competitive (product)
头号 tóuhào, [頭號], first rate/top rank/number one
大块头 dàkuàitóu, [大塊頭], heavy man/fat man/lunkhead/lummox/lug
丫头 yātou, [丫頭], girl/servant girl/(used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearmen...
头骨 tóugǔ, [頭骨], skull
从头 cóngtóu, [從頭], anew/from the start
头衔 tóuxián, [頭銜], title/rank/appellation
乳头 rǔtóu, [乳頭], nipple
碰头 pèngtóu, [碰頭], to meet/to hold a meeting
掉头 diàotóu, [掉頭], to turn one's head/to turn round/to turn about
钟头 zhōngtóu, [鐘頭], hour/CL:個|个[gè]
老头子 lǎotóuzi, [老頭子], (coll.) old man/(said of an aging husband) my old man
里头 lǐtou, [裡頭], inside/interior
猪头 zhūtóu, [豬頭], pig head/(coll.) fool/jerk
抬头 táitóu, [抬頭], to raise one's head/to gain ground/account name, or space for writing the name o...
罐头 guàntou, [罐頭], tin/can/CL:個|个[gè]
上头 shàngtóu/shàngtou, [上頭], (of alcohol) to go to one's head/(old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair int...
年头 niántóu, [年頭], start of the year/whole year/a particular year/period/days/epoch/a year's harves...
低头 dītóu, [低頭], to bow the head/to yield/to give in
调头 diàotóu/diàotou, [調頭], variant of 掉頭|掉头[diào tóu], tone (of voice)/tune
额头 étóu, [額頭], forehead
对头 duìtóu/duìtou, [對頭], correct/normal/to be on good terms with/on the right track/right, (longstanding)...
外头 wàitou, [外頭], outside/out
头头 tóutóu, [頭頭], head/chief
源头 yuántóu, [源頭], source/fountainhead
头晕 tóuyūn, [頭暈], dizzy
个头 gètóu/getóu, [個頭], size/height, (coll.) (suffix) my ass!/yeah, right!
头等舱 tóuděngcāng, [頭等艙], 1st class cabin
行头 hángtóu/xíngtou, [行頭], team leader (archaic)/shopkeeper (archaic), a person's clothing/outfit/actor's c...
出头 chūtóu, [出頭], to get out of a predicament/to stick out/to take the initiative/remaining odd fr...
点头 diǎntóu, [點頭], to nod
分头 fēntóu, [分頭], separately/severally/parted hair
从头到尾 cóngtóudàowěi, [從頭到尾], from start to finish/from head to tail/the whole (thing)
头版 tóubǎn, [頭版], (newspaper's) front page
光头 guāngtóu, [光頭], shaven head/bald head/to go bareheaded/hatless
摇头 yáotóu, [搖頭], to shake one's head
风头 fēngtóu, [風頭], wind direction/the way the wind blows/fig. trend/direction of events/how things ...
头目 tóumù, [頭目], ringleader/gang leader/chieftain
彻头彻尾 chètóuchèwěi, [徹頭徹尾], lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing/through and through/out and out/fr...
猫头鹰 māotóuyīng, [貓頭鷹], owl
人头 réntóu, [人頭], person/number of people/(per) capita/(a person's) head/(Tw) person whose identit...
头顶 tóudǐng, [頭頂], top of the head
接头 jiētóu, [接頭], to join/to connect/connection/junction/fitting (plumbing)/connector/terminal (el...
手指头 shǒuzhǐtou, [手指頭], fingertip/finger
到头来 dàotóulái, [到頭來], in the end/finally/as a result
斧头 fǔtóu, [斧頭], ax/hatchet/CL:柄[bǐng]
头巾 tóujīn, [頭巾], cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times/headscarf (typically worn by wo...
秃头 tūtóu, [禿頭], baldness
大头 钻头 zuàntóu, [鑽頭], drill bit
针头 关头 guāntóu, [關頭], juncture/moment
弹头 dàntóu, [彈頭], warhead
头颅 tóulú, [頭顱], head/skull
兆头 zhàotou, [兆頭], omen/portent/sign
指头 zhǐtou, [指頭], finger/toe/CL:個|个[gè]
心头 xīntóu, [心頭], heart/thoughts/mind
改头换面 gǎitóuhuànmiàn, [改頭換面], to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes/Despite super...
后头 hòutou, [後頭], behind/the back/the rear/later/afterwards/(in) the future
插头 chātóu, [插頭], plug
过头 guòtóu, [過頭], to overdo it/to overstep the limit/excessively/above one's head/overhead
苦头 kǔtou, [苦頭], sufferings
口头 kǒutóu, [口頭], oral/verbal
户头 hùtóu, [戶頭], bank account/CL:個|个[gè]
脚趾头 jiǎozhǐtou, [腳趾頭], toe
块头 kuàitóu, [塊頭], size/body size
领头 lǐngtóu, [領頭], to take the lead/to be first to start
滑头 huátóu, [滑頭], crafty/slippery/slyboots
头等 tóuděng, [頭等], first class/prime/main
头皮 tóupí, [頭皮], scalp
头像 tóuxiàng, [頭像], portrait/bust
砖头 zhuāntou, [磚頭], brick
车头 甜头 tiántou, [甜頭], sweet taste (of power, success etc)/benefit
出人头地 chūréntóudì, [出人頭地], to stand out among one's peers (idiom)/to excel
奶头 nǎitóu, [奶頭], nipple/teat (on baby's bottle)
一头 yītóu, [一頭], one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side/headlong/directly/rapi...
水龙头 shuǐlóngtóu, [水龍頭], faucet/tap
打头 带头 dàitóu, [帶頭], to take the lead/to be the first/to set an example
床头柜 chuángtóuguì, [床頭櫃], bedside cabinet
前头 qiántou, [前頭], in front/at the head/ahead/above
来头 láitóu, [來頭], cause/reason/interest/influence
龙头 lóngtóu, [龍頭], faucet/water tap/bicycle handle bar/chief (esp. of gang)/boss/decision maker/(ma...
头领 tóulǐng, [頭領], head person/leader
晕头转向 yūntóuzhuànxiàng, [暈頭轉向], confused and disoriented
工头 gōngtóu, [工頭], foreman
烟头 yāntóu, [煙頭], cigarette butt/fag-end/CL:根[gēn]
箭头 jiàntóu, [箭頭], arrowhead/arrow symbol
出风头 chūfēngtou, [出風頭], to push oneself forward/to seek fame/to be in the limelight/same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chū ...
重头 魔头 mótóu, [魔頭], monster/devil
口头禅 kǒutóuchán, [口頭禪], Zen saying repeated as cant/(fig.) catchphrase/mantra/favorite expression/stock ...
船头 chuántóu, [船頭], the bow or prow of a ship
毛头 噱头 xuétóu, [噱頭], amusing speech or act/jokes/antics/funny/amusing/Taiwan pr. [xuē tóu]
蛇头 shétóu, [蛇頭], head of a snake/human smuggler
头子 tóuzi, [頭子], boss/gang leader
巨头 jùtóu, [巨頭], tycoon/magnate/big player (including company, country, school etc)/big shot
断头台 duàntóutái, [斷頭台], guillotine/scaffold
焦头烂额 jiāotóulàné, [焦頭爛額], lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)/fig. ha...
势头 shìtóu, [勢頭], power/momentum/tendency/impetus/situation/the look of things
矛头 máotóu, [矛頭], spearhead/barb/an attack or criticism
老头儿 lǎotóur, [老頭兒], see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]
当头 dāngtóu/dàngtou, [當頭], coming right into one's face/imminent/to put first, (coll.) pledge/surety
把头 bǎtóu, [把頭], labor contractor/gangmaster
梳头 shūtóu, [梳頭], to comb one's hair
转头 zhuǎntóu/zhuàntóu, [轉頭], to turn one's head/to change direction/U-turn/volte face/to repent, nutation (pl...
头饰 tóushì, [頭飾], head ornament
头昏 tóuhūn, [頭昏], dizzy/giddy/one's head spins
头条 Tóutiáo/tóutiáo, [頭條], Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日頭條|今日头条[Jīn rì Tóu...
紧要关头 jǐnyàoguāntóu, [緊要關頭], urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
临头 líntóu, [臨頭], to befall/to be imminent
打头阵 平头 píngtóu, [平頭], flattop/crew cut/common (people)
回头路 huítóulù, [回頭路], the road back to where one came from
埋头 máitóu, [埋頭], to immerse oneself in/engrossed in sth/to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)/co...
跟头 gēntou, [跟頭], tumble/somersault
探头 tàntóu, [探頭], to extend one's head (out or into)/a probe/detector/search unit
浪头 làngtou, [浪頭], wave
好头 山头 shāntóu, [山頭], mountain top
评头论足 píngtóulùnzú, [評頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
缩头 桥头 Qiáotóu/qiáotóu, [橋頭], Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southw...
死对头 sǐduìtou, [死對頭], arch-enemy/sworn enemy
眉头 méitóu, [眉頭], brows
剃头 tìtóu, [剃頭], to have one's head shaved
皱眉头 zhòuméitóu, [皺眉頭], to scowl/to knit the brows
床头 chuángtóu, [床頭], bedhead/bedside/headboard
头盖骨 tóugàigǔ, [頭蓋骨], skull/cranium
看头 kàntou, [看頭], qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)
核弹头 hédàntóu, [核彈頭], nuclear reentry vehicle/nuclear warhead
大难临头 榔头 lángtou, [榔頭], hammer/large hammer/sledgehammer
重头戏 zhòngtóuxì, [重頭戲], opera (or role) involving much singing and action/(fig.) highlight/main feature/...
小鬼头 馒头 mántou, [饅頭], steamed roll/steamed bun/steamed bread/CL:個|个[gè]
到头 dàotóu, [到頭], to the end (of)/at the end of/in the end/to come to an end
满头 品头论足 pǐntóulùnzú, [品頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
头彩 tóucǎi, [頭彩], first prize in a lottery
崭露头角 zhǎnlùtóujiǎo, [嶄露頭角], to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
从头至尾 龟头 guītóu, [龜頭], head of a turtle/glans penis
苗头 miáotou, [苗頭], first signs/development (of a situation)
空头支票 劲头 jìntóu, [勁頭], enthusiasm/zeal/vigor/strength
尖头 jiāntóu, [尖頭], pointed end/tip/(medicine) oxycephaly
火车头 huǒchētóu, [火車頭], train engine/locomotive
搞头 gǎotou, [搞頭], (coll.) likelihood of being worthwhile/cf. 有搞頭|有搞头[yǒu gǎo tou] and 沒搞頭|没搞头[méi ...
姘头 pīntou, [姘頭], lover/mistress
喷头 pēntóu, [噴頭], nozzle/spray-head
派头 pàitóu, [派頭], manner/style/panache
翻跟头 fāngēntou, [翻跟頭], to turn a somersault
当头一棒 先头 xiāntóu, [先頭], in advance/ahead/before/previously
地头 dìtóu, [地頭], place/locality/edge of a field/lower margin of a page
肩头 jiāntóu, [肩頭], on one's shoulders/(dialect) shoulder
头破血流 tóupòxuèliú, [頭破血流], lit. head broken and blood flowing/fig. badly bruised
抛头露面 pāotóulòumiàn, [拋頭露面], to show your face in public (derog.)
头套 tóutào, [頭套], actor's headgear/wig/head covering
头功 tóugōng, [頭功], first class merit
顶头上司 dǐngtóushàngsi, [頂頭上司], one's immediate superior
断头 领头人 兴头 xìngtou, [興頭], keen interest/concentrated attention
大出风头 扭头 niǔtóu, [扭頭], to turn one's head/to turn around
头球 木头人 头人 机头 jītóu, [機頭], the front (nose) of a plane etc
鸡头 片头 piàntóu, [片頭], opening titles (of movie)/leader (blank film at the beginning and end of a reel)
头天 锄头 chútou, [鋤頭], hoe/CL:把[bǎ]
头颈 tóujǐng, [頭頸], (dialect) neck
空头 kōngtóu, [空頭], phony/so-called/armchair (expert)/vain (promise)/(finance) short-seller/bear (ma...
冤大头 yuāndàtóu, [冤大頭], spendthrift and foolish/sb with more money than sense
齐头并进 qítóubìngjìn, [齊頭並進], to go forward together (idiom); to undertake simultaneous tasks/going hand in ha...
领头羊 lǐngtóuyáng, [領頭羊], bellwether
脚指头 冲昏头脑 chōnghūntóunǎo, [沖昏頭腦]/[衝昏頭腦], lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rational...
两头 liǎngtóu, [兩頭], both ends/both parties to a deal
笔头 bǐtóu, [筆頭], ability to write/writing skill/written/in written form
墙头草 qiángtóucǎo, [牆頭草], sb who goes whichever way the wind blows/sb with no mind of one's own/easily swa...
头晕目眩 tóuyūnmùxuàn, [頭暈目眩], to have a dizzy spell/dazzled
零头 língtóu, [零頭], odd/scrap/remainder
硬着头皮 yìngzhetóupí, [硬著頭皮], to brace oneself to do sth/to put a bold face on it/to summon up courage/to forc...
话头 huàtóu, [話頭], subject (under discussion)/thread (of an argument)
埋头苦干 máitóukǔgàn, [埋頭苦幹], to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work/to make an all-out effo...
莲蓬头 头皮屑 tóupíxiè, [頭皮屑], dandruff
出头之日 硬骨头 狗头 枝头 准头 吃苦头 chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
迎头赶上 yíngtóugǎnshàng, [迎頭趕上], to try hard to catch up
手头紧 shǒutóujǐn, [手頭緊], short of money/hard up
盼头 pàntou, [盼頭], hopes/good prospects
甩头 shuǎitóu, [甩頭], to fling back one's head
迎头 yíngtóu, [迎頭], to meet head-on/face-to-face/directly
下头 大舌头 dàshétou, [大舌頭], (coll.) lisp/one who lisps
找头 zhǎotou, [找頭], change (from money paid)
虎头蛇尾 hǔtóushéwěi, [虎頭蛇尾], lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
走回头路 zǒuhuítóulù, [走回頭路], to turn back/to backtrack/(fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things
锁头 头马 头昏脑胀 tóuhūnnǎozhàng, [頭昏腦脹], giddy/one's head spins
乌头 线头 套头衫 刺头 满头大汗 mǎntóudàhàn, [滿頭大汗], brow beaded with sweat/perspiring freely
摔跟头 shuāigēntou, [摔跟頭], to fall/fig. to suffer a setback
交头接耳 jiāotóujiēěr, [交頭接耳], to whisper to one another's ear
懒骨头 lǎngǔtou, [懶骨頭], lazybones/beanbag
滩头 头晕眼花 tóuyūnyǎnhuā, [頭暈眼花], to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
挠头 náotóu, [撓頭], tricky/problematic/difficult/to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
大头针 头里 tóulǐ, [頭里], in front/in advance of the field
软骨头 栽跟头 zāigēntou, [栽跟頭], to fall head over heels/(fig.) to come a cropper
一年到头 yīniándàotóu, [一年到頭], all year round
头头是道 tóutóushìdào, [頭頭是道], clear and logical
趾头 仰头 yǎngtóu, [仰頭], to raise one's head
捕头 bǔtóu, [捕頭], constable
包工头 bāogōngtóu, [包工頭], chief labor contractor
头角 tóujiǎo, [頭角], youngster's talent/brilliance of youth
浇头 没头没脑 碰头会 回头客 huítóukè, [回頭客], repeat customer
蒜头 街头巷尾 jiētóuxiàngwěi, [街頭巷尾], top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
喉头 hóutóu, [喉頭], throat/larynx
头胎 当头棒喝 抢镜头 qiǎngjìngtóu, [搶鏡頭], to scoop the best camera shots/to grab the limelight
杀头 shātóu, [殺頭], to behead
大头菜 冤家对头 yuānjiāduìtóu, [冤家對頭], enemy (idiom); opponent/arch-enemy
头筹 先拔头筹 牵头 qiāntóu, [牽頭], to lead (an animal by the head)/to take the lead/to coordinate (a combined opera...
字头 zìtóu, [字頭], first letter of a word or serial number/first character of a Chinese word/first ...
蓬头垢面 péngtóugòumiàn, [蓬頭垢面], messy hair and dirty face/bad appearance
布头 慢镜头 mànjìngtóu, [慢鏡頭], slow motion
长镜头 黄毛丫头 huángmáoyātou, [黃毛丫頭], silly little girl
地头蛇 dìtóushé, [地頭蛇], local bully/tyrant/regional mafia boss
千头万绪 qiāntóuwànxù, [千頭萬緒], plethora of things to tackle/multitude of loose ends/very complicated/chaotic
鼻头 bítou, [鼻頭], (dialect) nose
烫头 狗血喷头 gǒuxiěpēntóu, [狗血噴頭], torrent of abuse (idiom)
摇头晃脑 罐头盒 探头探脑 tàntóutànnǎo, [探頭探腦], to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
劈头盖脸 pītóugàiliǎn, [劈頭蓋臉], lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain e...
彩头 cǎitóu, [彩頭], good omen/good luck (in business etc)/profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc)
抛头颅 磕头 kētóu, [磕頭], to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pres...
马头 mǎtóu, [馬頭], horse's head/same as 碼頭|码头[mǎ tóu], pier
日头 rìtóu, [日頭], sun (dialect)/daytime/date
猴头 蝇头小利 贱骨头 jiàngǔtou, [賤骨頭], miserable wretch/contemptible individual
锤头 芋头 yùtou, [芋頭], taro
抱头痛哭 bàotóutòngkū, [抱頭痛哭], to weep disconsolately/to cry on each other's shoulder
寡头 guǎtóu, [寡頭], oligarch
花头 huātou, [花頭], trick/pattern/novel idea/knack
盖头 gàitóu, [蓋頭], cover/cap/topping/head covering/veil
纸头 潮头 头植 股骨头 头油 说头 口头语 kǒutóuyǔ, [口頭語], pet phrase/regularly used expression/manner of speaking
赚头 zhuàntou, [賺頭], profit (colloquial)
包头 Bāotóu/bāotóu, [包頭], Baotou prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia, turban/headband
广角镜头 guǎngjiǎojìngtóu, [廣角鏡頭], wide angle camera shot
迎头痛击 yíngtóutòngjī, [迎頭痛擊], to deliver a frontal assault/to meet head-on (idiom)
点头哈腰 diǎntóuhāyāo, [點頭哈腰], to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping/unctuous fawning
头数 人头攒动 案头 àntóu, [案頭], on one's desk
无头案 点点头 贼头贼脑 zéitóuzéinǎo, [賊頭賊腦], lit. to behave like a thief/furtive/underhand
床头灯 坟头 féntóu, [墳頭], burial mound
针头线脑 zhēntóuxiànnǎo, [針頭線腦], needle and thread/sewing implements/needlework/(fig.) unimportant thing
百尺竿头 bǎichǐgāntóu, [百尺竿頭], to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
红头文件 hóngtóuwénjiàn, [紅頭文件], red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing gover...
带头人 评头品足 píngtóupǐnzú, [評頭品足], to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
狮子头 shīzitóu, [獅子頭], lit. lion's head/pork meatballs
出头露面 抽头 chōutóu, [抽頭], to take a percentage of the winnings (in gambling)/tap (in an electromagnetic co...
毛丫头 头绳 tóushéng, [頭繩], string to tie hair
虎头 大部头 头生 墙头 独占鳌头 dúzhànáotóu, [獨佔鰲頭], to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved ston...
起头 qǐtóu, [起頭], to start/at first/beginning
冒头 màotóu, [冒頭], to emerge/to crop up/a little more than
教头 jiàotóu, [教頭], sporting coach/military drill master (in Song times)
窝头 排头 凤头燕鸥 田头 愣头愣脑 lèngtóulèngnǎo, [愣頭愣腦], rash/impetuous/reckless
辔头 pèitóu, [轡頭], bridle
白头翁 báitóuwēng, [白頭翁], root of Chinese pulsatilla/Chinese bulbul
叩头 kòutóu, [叩頭], to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pres...
国难当头 头尾 牛头马面 草字头 有头有尾 yǒutóuyǒuwěi, [有頭有尾], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
刺儿头 cìrtóu, [刺兒頭], an awkward person/a difficult person to deal with
搭头 头面人物 tóumiànrénwù, [頭面人物], leading figure/bigwig
多弹头 火头 抬头纹 头昏脑涨 tóuhūnnǎozhàng, [頭昏腦漲], variant of 頭昏腦脹|头昏脑胀[tóu hūn nǎo zhàng]
磁头 cítóu, [磁頭], magnetic head (of a tape recorder etc)
头班车 笼头 lóngtou, [籠頭], headstall/bridle
水头 寸头 cùntóu, [寸頭], (male hair style) crew cut/butch cut
低头不见抬头见 干头 膝头 西头 犁头 lítóu, [犁頭], plowshare/colter/(dialect) plow
黑头 白石头 炕头 多头 duōtóu, [多頭], many-headed/many-layered (authority)/devolved (as opposed to centralized)/plural...
东头 那一头 孩子头 露头 lòutóu, [露頭], to show one's head/to give a sign to show one's presence
头朝东 桥头堡 劈头 滑头小希 黄石头 三天两头 sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
少白头 头寸 tóucùn, [頭寸], money market
头关 头金发 摇头摆尾 yáotóubǎiwěi, [搖頭擺尾], to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)/to be well pleased with oneself/to ...
瘾头 yǐntóu, [癮頭], craving/addiction
人头马 Réntóumǎ, [人頭馬], Rémy Martin cognac
和尚头 雕像头 奔头 bèntou, [奔頭], sth to strive for/prospect
石头块 头雁 头面 tóumiàn, [頭面], head ornament (in former times)
排头兵 páitóubīng, [排頭兵], lit. frontline troops/leader/trailblazer/pacesetter
头虱 tóushī, [頭蝨], head lice
棒头 头羊 tóuyáng, [頭羊], bellwether
白头鹰 báitóuyīng, [白頭鷹], bald eagle
镐头 gǎotou, [鎬頭], pickaxe
头车恩贞 总教头 高头大马 拳头产品 quántouchǎnpǐn, [拳頭產品], competitive product/superior goods/with real punch
条头 被头 报头 bàotóu, [報頭], masthead (of a newspaper etc)/nameplate
绿头鸭 lǜtóuyā, [綠頭鴨], (bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
二锅头 èrguōtóu, [二鍋頭], erguotou (sorghum liquor)
挂羊头卖狗肉 guàyángtóumàigǒuròu, [掛羊頭賣狗肉], lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)/fig. to cheat/dishone...
头猛龙 头名 tóumíng, [頭名], first place/leader (of a race)
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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)