Word: 子 (zǐ) seed

These are the example sentences using 子 in the sense seed. Every sentence using 子 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Example sentences using 子 in this sense

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两个槌子敲一面锣，响在一处

liǎng gè chuí zǐ qiāo yímiàn luó, xiǎng zài yí chù

two mallets striking one gong: sounding in one place / thinking in one place
他有一大家子要养。

Tā yǒu yí dàjiā zǐ yào yǎng.

He has a large family to support.
凉子有一张可爱的小脸。

Liáng zǐ yǒu yì zhāng kě'ài de xiǎo liǎn.

Ryoko has a cute little face.
只有直子喝咖啡。

Zhǐyǒu zhí zǐ hē kāfēi.

Only Naoko drinks coffee.
囤子上插旗杆，尖上拔尖

dùn zi shang chā qígān, jiān shang bájiān

sticking a flagpole in a grain bin: the tip on top of a tip
对不起，这位子是否被人家占了？

Duìbùqǐ, zhèwèi zǐ shìfǒu bèi rénjia zhànle?

Excuse me, is this seat taken?
没秤锤的秤杆子，压不准斤两

méi chèngchuí de chènggǎn zi, yà bùzhǔn jīnliǎng

a steelyard without a weight: can't judge the weight
由美子是网球俱乐部的成员。

Yóu měi zǐ shì wǎngqiú jùlèbù de chéngyuán.

Yumiko belongs to the tennis club.
电线杆子上挂灯笼，有明的光棍儿

diànxiàngān zǐ shàng guà dēnglóng, yǒu míng de guānggùnr

hanging a lantern on a utility pole: a famous bare pole
电线杆子上晒衣服，架子不小

diànxiàngān zi shang shài yīfu, jiàzi bù xiǎo

drying clothes on a utility pole: quite a frame
电线杆子当筷子，大材小用

diànxiàngān zi dàng kuàizi, dàcáixiǎoyòng

using a telegraph pole as chopsticks: big timber put to small use
电线杆子绑鸡毛，好大的掸子

diànxiàngān zǐ bǎng jīmáo, hǎo dà de dǎnzi

tying chicken feathers to a telephone pole: what a big duster
直子住在这个白色的房子里。

Zhí zǐ zhù zài zhège báisè de fángzi lǐ.

Naoko lives in this white house.
直子是个游泳员。

Zhí zǐ shì gè yóuyǒng yuán.

Naoko is a swimmer.
真理子擅长说英语。

Zhēnlǐ zǐ shàncháng shuō Yīngyǔ.

Mariko speaks English well.
真理子英语说得很好。

Zhēnlǐ zǐ Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn hǎo.

Mariko speaks English well.
老电线杆子,挂的线越来越多

lǎo diànxiàngān zǐ,guà de xiàn yuèláiyuè duō

An old telephone pole: more and more wires (titles) hung on it
货郎担子,两头儿货

huòlángdān zǐ,liǎngtóur huò

a pedlar's carrying pole: goods at both ends (disaster at both ends)
酒糟鼻子不喝酒，枉担其名

jiǔzāobí zi bù hējiǔ, wǎng dān qí míng

a man with a red, rum-blossom nose who doesn't drink: bearing the name for nothing
阎罗王审案子,全是鬼事

Yánluówáng shěn'àn zi,quán shì guǐ shì

King Yama tries a case: all ghost business
面团儿炸成果子卖，全是虚货

miàntuán ér zhà chéngguǒ zǐ mài, quán shì xū huò

frying dough into fritters to sell: all hollow goods
马路上的电线杆子，靠边儿站

mǎlù shàng de diànxiàngān zǐ, kào biānr zhàn

A telegraph pole by the road: stand to one side
麻由子总是追求完美。

Má yóu zǐ zǒngshì zhuīqiú wánměi.

Mayuko always aims for perfection.
黄柏木作了磬槌子,外头体面里头苦

huángbò mùzuò le qìng chuí zi,wàitou tǐmiàn lǐtou kǔ

yellow cork wood made into a chime mallet: respectable outside, bitter inside