Word: 子 (zǐ) son

These are the example sentences using 子 in the sense son. 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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他们认为他是太阳之子。

Tāmen rènwéi tā shì tàiyang zhī zǐ.

They thought he was the son of the Sun.
偏怜之子不保业，难得之妇不主家

piānlián zhī zǐ bù bǎo yè, nándé zhī fù bù zhǔ jiā

a favoured son won't keep the family estate; a doted-on wife won't run the household
妻贤夫祸少，子孝父心宽

qī xiánfū huò shǎo, zǐ xiào fù xīn kuān

a worthy wife, the husband has fewer misfortunes; a filial son, the father's heart is at ease
孔子家儿不识骂,曾子家儿不识斗

Kǒngzǐ jiā ér bù shí mà,zēng zǐ jiā ér bù shí dòu

Confucius's sons don't know how to curse; Zengzi's sons don't know how to fight
成家子，粪如宝；败家子，钱如草

chéngjiā zi, fèn rú bǎo; bàijiāzi, qián rú cǎo

The son who builds a home treasures manure; the son who ruins it treats money like grass
父不慈则子不孝

fù bù cí zé zǐ búxiào

if the father is not kind, the son will not be filial
父不记子过

fù bú jì zǐ guò

a father doesn't hold his son's faults against him
纵子如纵虎

zòng zǐ rú zòng hǔ

indulging a son is like letting a tiger loose
老怕丧子,少怕丧母

lǎo pà sàng zǐ,shào pà sàng mǔ

the old fear losing a son, the young fear losing a mother
莫言家未成，成家子未生；莫言家未破，破家子未大

Mò Yán jiā wèi chéng, chéngjiā zǐ wèi shēng; Mò Yán jiā wèi pò, pòjiāzi wèi dà

don't say the family isn't made yet, the son who will make it isn't born; don't say the family isn't ruined yet, the son who will ruin it hasn't grown up