鼻子 bízi — nose

Meanings

1. 1

   nose

   The nose. Like 眼睛 and 耳朵, it belongs to the small class of body parts that carry the noun suffix 子 or a neutral second syllable.

   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

• 我感冒了，鼻子很不舒服。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) gǎnmào (third tone, dipping) le, (neutral tone) bízi (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) bù (fourth tone, falling) shūfu. (first tone, high and level)···

  I’ve caught a cold and my nose feels awful.

• 这个孩子的眼睛和鼻子都像他爸爸。/這個孩子的眼睛和鼻子都像他爸爸。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) háizi (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) yǎnjing (third tone, dipping) hé (second tone, rising) bízi (second tone, rising) dōu (first tone, high and level) xiàng (fourth tone, falling) tā (first tone, high and level) bàba. (fourth tone, falling)···

  This child has his father’s eyes and nose.

Similar words

Words containing 子

• 孩子háizi (second tone, rising)child, kid
• 儿子/兒子érzi (second tone, rising)son
• 妻子qīzi (first tone, high and level)wife
• 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
• 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