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夹子jiá zi
tongs
Definitions
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夹子 | ||
1. Simplified form of 夾子 | ||
夾子 | 夹zi | |
1. n. clip; tongs; peg; clamp | ||
2. n. folder; wallet | ||
Components | ||
夹 | ||
1. Simplified form of 夾 | ||
夾 | gā, jiá | |
1. (zh-only, 夾肢窩) | ||
2. also; and | ||
3. well-matched; matching; harmonious | ||
佢哋 兩 個 好 夾! - The two of them are well-matched! | ||
4. to match; to be fitting | ||
5. to coordinate | ||
你哋 夾 埋 整蠱 我! - You've been coordinating together to play a prank on me! | ||
zh-co, 夾 時間gaan3, to arrange for a meeting time, C | ||
(zh-co, 夾口供, , C) | ||
zh-co, 夾baend1, to jam as a band, C | ||
6. to share | ||
zh-co, 夾 aaa6ckcoauantg1, to share account, C | ||
7. to contribute; to chip in | ||
我哋 幾個 夾錢 買 咗 份 禮物 畀 佢。 - We all chipped in some money to buy a gift for her. | ||
一齊 夾 夾 條 數 點 做 - Let's chip in some ideas on how to do this maths question | ||
子 | zǐ | |
1. (literary) child; offspring | ||
2. son | ||
獨生子 - dúshēngzǐ - only son | ||
愛子 - àizǐ - beloved son | ||
一 子 一 女 - yī zǐ yī nǚ - one son and one daughter | ||
3. (literary) descendant; posterity | ||
4. (Christianity) the Son | ||
5. (in compounds) person | ||
女子 (nǚzǐ) - female; woman | ||
6. (literary) master; teacher | ||
7. (literary) A respectful title for teachers, usually attached after their surnames. | ||
孔子 (Kǒngzǐ) - Master Kong (Confucius) | ||
老子 (Lǎozǐ) - Laozi | ||
8. (literary, polite) you | ||
9. Alternative form of 籽 (seed); also its second-round simplified form. | ||
葵花子 (kuíhuāzǐ) - sunflower seed | ||
10. egg | ||
魚子 (yúzǐ) - caviar | ||
11. young; tender; small | ||
12. Prefix attached to nouns, denoting "a part of", "belonging to" or "individual". sub- | ||
子目錄 (zǐmùlù) - subdirectory | ||
13. (astrology) First earthly branch: rat in the Chinese zodiac, 11th solar month, midnight (11:00 pm to 1:00 am) | ||
14. (historical) viscount (fourth of five ranks of Chinese aristocracy under the Zhou dynasty) | ||
15. (physics, biology) -on | ||
16. (Min Nan) grain-like object; particle; granule | ||
17. (Min Nan, music) rhythm | ||
18. (Min Nan) | ||
19. Suffix: | ||
20. Used to nominalize. | ||
21. 瓶子zi - píngzi - bottle | ||
22. 刷子zi - shuāzi - brush | ||
23. 胖子zi - pàngzi - fat person | ||
24. (colloquial) Used in some classifiers. | ||
25. 一下子zi - yīxiàzi - all of a sudden | ||
26. small, round object | ||
算盤子jí (sǹg-pôaⁿ-jí) - abacus bead, MN | ||
27. (Xiamen, Quanzhou) | ||
28. (Zhangzhou, Taiwan) | ||
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