妻子
qī zǐ
Pinyin

Definition

妻子
 - 
qī zi
  1. wife
  2. CL:個|个[gè]
妻子
 - 
qī zǐ
  1. wife and children

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

儿子
ér zi
  1. 1 son
夫妻
fū qī
  1. 1 husband and wife
  2. 2 married couple
女子
nu:3 zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
妻子
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
子
zǐ
  1. 1 son
  2. 2 child
  3. 3 seed
  4. 4 egg
  5. 5 small thing
  6. 6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  8. 8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
孩子
hái zi
  1. 1 child
房子
fáng zi
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 building (single- or two-story)
  3. 3 apartment
  4. 4 room
  5. 5 CL:棟|栋[dòng],幢[zhuàng],座[zuò],套[tào],間|间[jiān]
日子
rì zi
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 a (calendar) date
  3. 3 days of one's life
样子
yàng zi
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 pattern
  4. 4 model
狮子
Shī zǐ
  1. 1 Leo (star sign)
  2. 2 Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
狮子座
Shī zi zuò
  1. 1 Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
王子
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king
男子
nán zǐ
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
老子
Lǎo zǐ
  1. 1 Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism
  2. 2 the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi
肚子
dù zi
  1. 1 belly
  2. 2 abdomen
  3. 3 stomach
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
脑子
nǎo zi
  1. 1 brains
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
被子
bèi zi
  1. 1 quilt
  2. 2 CL:床[chuáng]
辈子
bèi zi
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 lifetime
双子
Shuāng zǐ
  1. 1 Gemini (star sign)
鞋子
xié zi
  1. 1 shoe

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
  1. 1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person
以子之矛，攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  1. 1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  2. 2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  3. 3 hoist with his own petard
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ
  1. 1 beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
  2. 2 pair of ideal lovers
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
  1. 1 a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
吃熊心豹子胆
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn
  1. 1 to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
  2. 2 to pluck up some courage
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子报仇，十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
  1. 1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
  1. 1 lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
多子多福
duō zǐ duō fú
  1. 1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
  1. 1 lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (even if) the sky crumbles
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
  1. 1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife

Sample Sentences

你毕竟不是我的妻子，只是我的情妇，还是别来我家吧。
nǐ bìjìng bùshì wǒ de qīzi ，zhǐshì wǒ de qíngfù ，háishì bié lái wǒjiā ba 。
When all is said and done, you're not my wife, you're just my mistress. I think it's best if you don't come to my house.
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妻子的诱惑”，这部不好看，我每看必睡。
qīzi de yòuhuò ”，zhè bù bù hǎo kàn ，wǒ měi kàn bì shuì 。
"Temptation of Wife", it's really bad, I fall asleep every time I watch it.
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大家都知道，拍纪录片是不赚钱的，即使如此，我的家人，特别是我的妻子，还是默默地在背后支持着我。
dàjiā dōu zhīdào ，pāi jìlù piàn shì bú zhuànqián de ，jíshǐ rúcǐ ，wǒ de jiārén ，tèbié shì wǒ de qīzi ，háishì mòmò de zàibèihòu zhīchí zhe wǒ 。
As everyone knows, you don't make money filming documentaries. Even still, my family, especially my wife, continues to support me quietly behind the scenes.
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我的妻子，他是世上最好的女人，它不仅贤惠、聪明，更是我的知音。
wǒ de qīzi ，tā shì shìshàng zuì hǎo de nǚrén ，tā bùjǐn xiánhuì 、cōngming ，gèng shì wǒ de zhīyīn 。
My wife, she's the best woman in the world. She's not only a real lady and very intelligent, she's also my best friend.
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我很后悔离开了我的妻子，我现在感觉很孤独。
wǒ hěn hòuhuǐ líkāi le wǒde qīzi ，wǒ xiànzài gǎnjué hěn gūdú 。
I regret leaving my wife because now I feel very lonely.
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我很遗憾我的妻子最后离开了我，她现在过得很不好。
wǒ hěn yíhàn wǒde qīzi zuìhòu líkāi le wǒ ，tā xiànzài guòde hěn bùhǎo 。
I feel sorry that my wife left me in the end and now she is not getting on very well.
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有你这样做妻子的吗？和朋友吃个饭都要问长问短。
yǒu nǐ zhèyàng zuò qīzi de ma ？hé péngyou chī gè fàn dōu yào wènchángwènduǎn 。
Are there really wives like you? If I go with friends to eat, you even have to make detailed inquires.
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他写了一首诗来赞美他的妻子。
tā xiě le yī shǒu shī lái zànměi tā de qīzi 。
He wrote a poem in praise of his wife.
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不是不是，就是同性恋男人的妻子。
bùshì bùshì ，jiùshì tóngxìngliàn nánrén de qīzi 。
No, no. It's the wife of a homosexual man.
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什么是“同妻”？共同的妻子？
shénme shì “tóngqī ”？gòngtóng de qīzi ？
You watched a show about facial hair? Like guys showing off their beards?
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