妻子 qīzi — wife

Meanings

1. 1

   wife

   A wife — the neutral word, used in writing and in introductions. 太太 and 爱人 are the everyday spoken alternatives; 妻子 is never used to address her directly.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 子

  zǐ (third tone, dipping) zi (neutral tone)

  child, son; a seed; (unstressed, zi) the noun suffix of 桌子, 儿子, 孩子

  3 strokesRadical 子

Example sentences

• 他的妻子是医生。/他的妻子是醫生。Tā (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) qīzi (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) yīshēng. (first tone, high and level)···

  His wife is a doctor.

• 我和妻子一起去旅游。/我和妻子一起去旅遊。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) hé (second tone, rising) qīzi (first tone, high and level) yìqǐ (fourth tone, falling) qù (fourth tone, falling) lǚyóu. (third tone, dipping)···

  My wife and I are going travelling together.

Similar words

Words containing 子

• 孩子háizi (second tone, rising)child, kid
• 儿子/兒子érzi (second tone, rising)son
• 桌子zhuōzi (first tone, high and level)table, desk
• 句子jùzi (fourth tone, falling)sentence
• 椅子yǐzi (third tone, dipping)chair
• 杯子bēizi (first tone, high and level)cup, glass
• 鼻子bízi (second tone, rising)nose
• 帽子màozi (fourth tone, falling)hat, cap
• 盘子/盤子pánzi (second tone, rising)plate, dish
• 个子/個子gèzi (fourth tone, falling)height, stature (of a person)
• 裙子qúnzi (second tone, rising)skirt, dress
• 筷子kuàizi (fourth tone, falling)chopsticks
• 裤子/褲子kùzi (fourth tone, falling)trousers, a pair of trousers
• 电子邮件/電子郵件diànzǐ (fourth tone, falling) yóujiàn (second tone, rising)email, electronic mail