椅子
yǐ zi
Pinyin

Definition

椅子
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yǐ zi
  1. chair
  2. CL:把[bǎ],套[tào]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

ér zi
  1. 1 son
nu:3 zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
  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)
hái zi
  1. 1 child
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]
rì zi
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 a (calendar) date
  3. 3 days of one's life
yàng zi
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 pattern
  4. 4 model
Shī zǐ
  1. 1 Leo (star sign)
  2. 2 Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
Shī zi zuò
  1. 1 Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king
nán zǐ
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
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
dù zi
  1. 1 belly
  2. 2 abdomen
  3. 3 stomach
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
nǎo zi
  1. 1 brains
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
bèi zi
  1. 1 quilt
  2. 2 CL:床[chuáng]
bèi zi
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 lifetime
Shuāng zǐ
  1. 1 Gemini (star sign)
xié zi
  1. 1 shoe
jiǎo zi
  1. 1 dumpling
  2. 2 pot-sticker
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]

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
女子无才便是德
nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
  1. 1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哎呦呦,得得得,服了你了,看得出来你是老饕,赶快从椅子上下来,尝尝味道再给评价评价。
āi yōu yōu ,dédédé ,fú le nǐ le ,kàn de chūlái nǐ shì lǎotāo ,gǎnkuài cóng yǐzi shàng xiàlai ,chángchang wèidao zài gěi píngjià píngjià 。
Ah, OK, OK, OK. I got to hand it to you, it's clear you're a connoisseur. Hurry up and come down from the chair, give it a taste and then you can review it.
我们过了江,进了车站。我买票,他忙着照看行李。行李太多了,得向脚夫行些小费,才可过去。他便又忙着和他们讲价钱。我那时真是聪明过分,总觉他说话不大漂亮,非自己插嘴不可。但他终于讲定了价钱;就送我上车。他给我拣定了靠车门的一张椅子;我将他给我做的紫毛大衣铺好坐位。
wǒmen guò le jiāng ,jìn le chēzhàn 。wǒ mǎi piào ,tā máng zhe zhàokàn xíngli 。xíngli tài duō le ,děi xiàng jiǎofū xíng xiē xiǎofèi ,cái kě guòqù 。tā biàn yòu máng zhe hé tāmen jiǎng jiàqian 。wǒ nàshí zhēn shì cōngming guòfèn ,zǒng jué tā shuōhuà bùdà piàoliang ,fēi zìjǐ chāzuǐ bù kě 。dàn tā zhōngyú jiǎngdìng le jiàqian ;jiù sòng wǒ shàngchē 。tā gěi wǒ jiǎndìng le kào chēmén de yīzhāng yǐzi ;wǒ jiāng tā gěi wǒ zuò de zǐmáo dàyī pū hǎo zuò wèi 。
We crossed the river and got into the station. I bought the tickets, while he watched over the luggage. There was just too much luggage. We had to give the porter a tip in order to pass. So my dad began bargaining with them to fix a price. I really was full of it then, I thought my father making a fool of himself and I just couldn't help but jump in. Yet, he eventually fixed a price and helped me board the train. He had selected a seat by the door for me and I spread the purple fur coat he had handmade for me on the seat.
椅子在Fiona后面。
yǐzi zài Fiona hòumiàn 。
The chair is behind Fiona.
一把椅子
yī bǎ yǐzi
A chair
我有一张桌子、四把椅子。
wǒ yǒu yī zhāng zhuōzi 、sì bǎ yǐzi 。
I have a table and four chairs.
没有桌子,没有椅子,没有杯子。你不是饭店。
méi yǒu zhuōzi ,méi yǒu yǐzi ,méi yǒu bēizi 。nǐ bù shì fàndiàn 。
No tables, no chairs, and no cups. You are not a restaurant.
怪我自己太贪吃,买热狗的时候把手机忘在椅子上,买完回来手机当然就不见了。
guài wǒ zìjǐ tài tānchī ,mǎi règǒu de shíhou bǎ shǒujī wàng zài yǐzi shàng ,mǎi wán huílai shǒujī dāngrán jiù bùjiàn le 。
It was all because I was too greedy. When I was buying a hot dog I forgot to pick my cell phone up from the bench, when I came back after buying it, of course my cell phone was missing.
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它不在沙发上,它躲在椅子底下。
tā bù zài shāfā shàng ,tā duǒ zài yǐzi dǐxià 。
He's not on the sofe, he's hiding under the chair.
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哦。谢谢。椅子呢?
ò 。xièxie 。yǐzi ne ?
Oh. Thanks. What about a chair?
不好意思,现在没有椅子。
bùhǎoyìsi ,xiànzài méiyǒu yǐzi 。
Sorry, there's no chair right now.