椅子 yǐzi — chair

Meanings

1. 1

   chair

   A chair. Its measure word is 把, which is used for things you grasp by a handle or an arm — chairs, umbrellas, knives.

   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

• 他坐在椅子上看书。/他坐在椅子上看書。Tā (first tone, high and level) zuò (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling) yǐzi (third tone, dipping) shàng (fourth tone, falling) kàn (fourth tone, falling) shū. (first tone, high and level)···

  He’s sitting on the chair reading.

• 椅子上有一本书。/椅子上有一本書。Yǐzi (third tone, dipping) shàng (fourth tone, falling) yǒu (third tone, dipping) yì (fourth tone, falling) běn (third tone, dipping) shū. (first tone, high and level)···

  There’s a book on the chair.

Similar words

Words containing 子

• 孩子háizi (second tone, rising)child, kid
• 子zǐ (third tone, dipping)son
• 儿子/兒子érzi (second tone, rising)son
• 房子fáng (second tone, rising) zi (neutral tone)house
• 样子/樣子yàng (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)appearance
• 日子rì (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)day
• 妻子qīzi (first tone, high and level)wife
• 桌子zhuōzi (first tone, high and level)table, desk
• 电子/電子diàn (fourth tone, falling) zǐ (third tone, dipping)electronic
• 句子jùzi (fourth tone, falling)sentence
• 女子nǚ (third tone, dipping) zǐ (third tone, dipping)woman
• 一辈子/一輩子yī (first tone, high and level) bèi (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)(for) a lifetime
• 男子nán (second tone, rising) zǐ (third tone, dipping)a man; a male
• 杯子bēizi (first tone, high and level)cup, glass
• 肚子dù (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)belly
• 鼻子bízi (second tone, rising)nose
• 帽子màozi (fourth tone, falling)hat, cap