HSK Guide

帽子 màozi — hat, cap

màozi (fourth tone, falling)mao4zi

hat, cap

HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 顶Measure word 个
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Meanings

  1. hat, cap

    Anything worn on the head. Its proper classifier is 顶, the word for a summit — a hat is counted by the top it sits on. The verb is 戴 dài, not 穿: clothes you step into are 穿, things you fasten on are 戴.

    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

  • 我的帽子是红的，你的是黑的。我的帽子是紅的，你的是黑的。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) màozi (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) hóng (second tone, rising) de, (neutral tone) nǐ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) shì (fourth tone, falling) hēi (first tone, high and level) de. (neutral tone)···

    My hat is red, yours is black.

  • 太阳很大，你带帽子了吗？太陽很大，你帶帽子了嗎？Tàiyáng (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) dà, (fourth tone, falling) nǐ (third tone, dipping) dài (fourth tone, falling) màozi (fourth tone, falling) le (neutral tone) ma? (neutral tone)···

    The sun is strong — did you bring a hat?

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