Chinese Word: 仔 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

仔Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 人

Ideographic:A person 亻 keeping watch over a child 子; 子 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 子 [ zi ] son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

Similar Characters: 仠秆仟扦耔

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Pinyin: zǐ

English Definition:meticulous; (of domestic animals or fowls) young

Chinese Definition:
①(仔细)周密，细致，如“办事仔仔”。
②幼小的(多指家畜)：仔鸡。仔猪。

Example Words:

仔细HSK 4	zǐ xì	careful; attentive; cautious
仔猪	zǐ zhū	piglet
仔畜	zǐ chù	newborn animal
仔姜	zǐ jiāng	stem ginger
囝仔	jiǎn zǐ	(Tw) child; youngster; (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [gín-á])

Pinyin: zǎi

English Definition:variant of 崽

Chinese Definition:
①[方言]指幼小的儿子。［例］有仔有女。
②[方言]指小孩。［合］男仔；女仔。
③指有某些特征或从事某种职业的年轻人。［合］肥仔；单车仔。
④幼小的动物。［合］羊仔；牛仔；猪仔。
⑤另见zī；zǐ。

Example Words:

牛仔裤HSK 5	niú zǎi kù	jeans; Classifiers: 条
歌仔戏	gē zǎi xì	type of opera from Taiwan and Fujian
狗仔队	gǒu zǎi duì	paparazzi
古惑仔	gǔ huò zǎi	gangster; hooligan; problem youth; at-risk youth
靓仔	liàng zǎi	handsome young man

Pinyin: zī

English Definition:see 仔肩

Chinese Definition:
①(仔肩)所担负的职务。

Example Words:

to bear responsibility for sth

1		zài 在 kǎo shì 考试 qián 前 yào 要 zǐ xì 仔细 fù xí 复习。 Careful review is necessary before the exam.
2		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 xū yào 需要 zǐ xì 仔细 sī kǎo 思考。 This question requires careful consideration.
3		tā 她 zài 在 jìng zi 镜子 lǐ 里 zǐ xì 仔细 de 地 huà zhuāng 化妆。 She carefully applies makeup in the mirror.
4		zǐ xì 仔细 xué xí 学习 néng gòu 能够 tí gāo 提高 kǎo shì 考试 chéng jì 成绩。 Careful studying can improve test scores.
5		zhè fèn 这份 bào gào 报告 xū yào 需要 zǐ xì 仔细 chá zhǎo 查找 cuò wù 错误。 This report needs to be carefully checked for errors.

1		zài 在 kǎo shì 考试 qián 前 yào 要 zǐ xì 仔细 fù xí 复习。 Careful review is necessary before the exam.
2		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 xū yào 需要 zǐ xì 仔细 sī kǎo 思考。 This question requires careful consideration.
3		tā 她 zài 在 jìng zi 镜子 lǐ 里 zǐ xì 仔细 de 地 huà zhuāng 化妆。 She carefully applies makeup in the mirror.
4		zǐ xì 仔细 xué xí 学习 néng gòu 能够 tí gāo 提高 kǎo shì 考试 chéng jì 成绩。 Careful studying can improve test scores.
5		zhè fèn 这份 bào gào 报告 xū yào 需要 zǐ xì 仔细 chá zhǎo 查找 cuò wù 错误。 This report needs to be carefully checked for errors.