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钳子qián zi
pliers
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
钳子 | ||
1. Simplified form of 鉗子 | ||
鉗子 | qiánzi | |
1. n. pliers; pincers; tongs; forceps; vise; clamp | ||
2. n. claw of a crustacean or scorpion | ||
3. n. (dialectal) earring | ||
English > Chinese | ||
pliers | ||
1. 钳 | ||
2. 箝 | ||
3. 钳子 | ||
4. 老虎钳 | ||
Components | ||
钳 | ||
1. Simplified form of 鉗 | ||
鉗 | qián | |
1. claw of a crustacean | ||
隻 蟹 個 鉗kim4-2 - claw of a crab | ||
(zh-co, 蟹鉗, crab claws, C) | ||
2. pincers, pliers, tongs | ||
3. to grab or pinch with a plier or a crustacean claw | ||
佢 隻 手 俾 隻 蟹 個 鉗kim4-2 鉗kem4 親。 - His hand was pinched by a crab's claw. | ||
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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qián zi
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