子[zǐ]

名

1. son; child

♦ 父与~ father and son

♦ 他俩生有一~二女。 The couple have a son and two daughters.

2. person

♦ 男子

♦ 女子

3. ancient title of respect for a learned or virtuous man

♦ 先秦诸~ the pre-Qin philosophers

4. 同〖子书〗

5. seed

♦ 结~儿 bear seed; go to seed

♦ 这西瓜没~儿。 This melon is seedless.

6. egg

♦ 鱼子

7. sth. small and hard

♦ 棋子

8. copper coin; copper

♦ 一个~儿不值 not worth a copper

♦ 一个~儿也没有 penniless

9. viscount

♦ 子爵

量(used for sth. long and thin)

♦ 一~儿挂面 a bundle of fine dried noodles

♦ 一~儿毛线 a hank of knitting wool

代书 you

♦ 以子之矛, 攻子之盾

形young; tender; small

♦ 子鸡