桌子 zhuōzi — table, desk

Meanings

1. 1

   table, desk

   A table or desk. Furniture with a flat top takes the measure word 张, the same one used for sheets of paper.

   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

• 桌子上有一个杯子。/桌子上有一個杯子。Zhuōzi (first tone, high and level) shàng (fourth tone, falling) yǒu (third tone, dipping) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) bēizi. (first tone, high and level)···

  There’s a cup on the table.

• 这个桌子太小了。/這個桌子太小了。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) zhuōzi (first tone, high and level) tài (fourth tone, falling) xiǎo (third tone, dipping) le. (neutral tone)···

  This table is too small.

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
• 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