Hanzi

字

letter/symbol/character/word/CL:個|个[ge4]/courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

zì

Bopomofo

ㄗˋ

Jyutping

zi6

Example sentences

名字 míngzì
你叫什麼名字？
你叫什么名字？

What is your name?

寫 / 写 xiě
請把你的名字寫在這張紙上。
请把你的名字写在这张纸上。

Please write your name on this paper.

字 zì
我不認識這個字。
我不认识这个字。

I don't know this character.

用 yòng
請用這支筆寫字。
请用这支笔写字。

Please use this pen to write.

數字 / 数字 shùzì
這組數字對我來說有特殊的意義。
这组数字对我来说有特殊的意义。

This set of numbers has a special meaning to me.

眉 méi
她皺眉，仔細看著報告上的數字。
她皱眉，仔细看著报告上的数字。

She furrowed her brow and looked carefully at the numbers in the report.

十字路口 shízìlùkǒu
他站在人生的十字路口，不知道該往哪裡走。
他站在人生的十字路口，不知道该往哪里走。

He is standing at the crossroads of life, not knowing which way to go.

碰撞 pèngzhuàng
這次交通事故是由於兩輛車在十字路口發生碰撞導致的。
这次交通事故是由于两辆车在十字路口发生碰撞导致的。

This traffic accident was caused by a collision between two cars at the intersection.

字典 zìdiǎn
如果遇到不認識的字，你可以查字典。
如果遇到不认识的字，你可以查字典。

If you encounter a word you don't know, you can check the dictionary.

查 chá
我需要查一下字典。

I need to look it up in the dictionary.

Example Vocabulary

名字

ming2'zi4

name

字

zi4

character; word; handwriting

數字

shu4'zi4

number; digit; numeral

十字

十字架

shi2'zi4'jia4

十字繡

十字路口

shi2'zi4'lu4'kou3

intersection; crossroads

字典

zi4'dian3

dictionary

一字

一字千金

yi1'zi4'qian1'jin1

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