子女 zǐ nǚ — children; sons and daughters

Meanings

1. 1

   children; sons and daughters

   children; sons and daughters

   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
• 女

  nǚ (third tone, dipping)

  woman; female; daughter (in 女儿)

  3 strokesRadical 女

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
• 椅子yǐzi (third tone, dipping)chair
• 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

Words containing 女

• 女nǚ (third tone, dipping)female, woman’s
• 女人nǚrén (third tone, dipping)woman, adult female
• 女儿/女兒nǚ (third tone, dipping) ér (second tone, rising)daughter
• 女性nǚ (third tone, dipping) xìng (fourth tone, falling)woman
• 女生nǚ (third tone, dipping) shēng (first tone, high and level)schoolgirl
• 美女měi (third tone, dipping) nǚ (third tone, dipping)beautiful woman
• 女士nǚ (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)lady
• 女子nǚ (third tone, dipping) zǐ (third tone, dipping)woman
• 妇女/婦女fù (fourth tone, falling) nǚ (third tone, dipping)woman
• 女朋友nǚ (third tone, dipping) péng (second tone, rising) you (neutral tone)girlfriend
• 少女shào (fourth tone, falling) nǚ (third tone, dipping)girl
• 男女nán (second tone, rising) nǚ (third tone, dipping)male-female
• 儿女/兒女ér (second tone, rising) nǚ (third tone, dipping)children; sons and daughters
• 仙女xiān (first tone, high and level) nǚ (third tone, dipping)fairy
• 孙女/孫女sūn (first tone, high and level) nǚ (third tone, dipping)son's daughter
• 女婿nǚ (third tone, dipping) xu (neutral tone)daughter's husband; son-in-law
• 母女mǔ (third tone, dipping) nǚ (third tone, dipping)mother and daughter