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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[zi]
  1. 1. noun [儿子] son
    mother and son
  2. 2. noun [人] person
    man
  3. 3. noun [种子] seed
    melon seed
  4. 4. noun [卵] egg
    fish roe
  5. 5. noun [粒状物]
    chess piece
  6. 6. noun [铜子] coin
    我身上一个儿都没有。
    I haven't got a penny on me.
  7. 7. adjective [幼小] young
    chick
  8. 8. adjective [附属] affiliated
    公司
    subsidiary company

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[zi]
  1. 1. used after a noun as a suffix
  2. 2. used after an adjective or verb as a suffix
  3. 3. used after a classifier as a suffix

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[zi]
  1. 1. 词的后缀。a)附着在某些名词性语素或某些形容词性、动词性语素后面,组成名词
    响了一阵
    两档事。
    一下

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父与
father and son
普通话中的“了、着、的”等虚词和做后缀的“、头”等字都念轻声。
In putonghua, particles like le, zhe, and de and suffixes like zi and tou are all in the neutral tone (or are all toneless).
一家都高兴极了。
The whole family was overjoyed.
一家都指着我。
My wife and children depend on me.
他算了算,本钱加上息他能从银行取八万元。
After a rough calculation of his deposit and its interest, he realized he could withdraw 80,000 yuan from the bank.
系统的故障导致整个机器瘫痪。
The subsystem's breakdown has paralyzed the machine.
面对虚乌有的诽谤,我感到很苦恼。
I felt quite distressed at being untruthfully slandered.
其曷归?
钉钉(dīnɡ)
刮泥(nì)

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