The New Dictionary.
FULL-TEXT SEARCH

Text matches for “子”

1,881 results

Matches in definitions, examples and entry notes are identified below.

How results are ordered

Dictionary lookup matches complete headwords and pronunciations, or words in English definitions. Additional readings, names and variants are linked from their principal entries. Related words are separate, and partial pinyin has its own suggestions. General lexical entries precede names and historical references. Available frequency counts help order comparable matches.

Frequency data from Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. Counts describe written forms across their readings. A missing count is unknown.

臣子chén zǐ

official in feudal court / subject

Headword or pronunciation臣子

臭子儿chòu zǐ r

dead bullet (one that does not fire) / a bad move (in a game of chess)

Headword or pronunciation臭子儿

臭架子chòu jià zi

stinking pretension / to give oneself airs and offend others / hateful arrogance

Headword or pronunciation臭架子

舅子jiù zi

(coll.) wife's brother

Headword or pronunciation舅子

旧调子jiù diào zi

old tune / fig. conservative opinion / the same old stuff

Headword or pronunciation旧调子

芯子xìn zi

fuse / wick / forked tongue (of a snake)

Headword or pronunciation芯子

苗子miáo zi

young successor / seedling / sapling

Headword or pronunciation苗子

茓子xué zi

long woven mat used to form a cylindrical grain bin

Headword or pronunciation茓子

草台班子cǎo tái bān zi

small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages / (fig.) makeshift band of individuals / rough and ready outfit

Headword or pronunciation草台班子

菜包子cài bāo zi

steamed bun stuffed with vegetables / (fig.) useless person / a good-for-nothing

Headword or pronunciation菜包子

Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27