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once; one time; (following a verb) for a moment; briefly; for a little while; in no time; almost immediately
一口吃不成胖子
yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi
lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb); fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence
一口吃个胖子
yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi
lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb); fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible; to be impatient for success
一家子
yī jiā zi
the whole family
一抿子
yī mǐn zi
a little bit
一揽子
yī lǎn zi
all-inclusive; undiscriminating
一朝天子一朝臣
yī cháo tiān zǐ yī cháo chén
new emperor, new officials (idiom); a new chief brings in new aides
一棍子打死
yī gùn zi dǎ sǐ
to deal a single fatal blow; (fig.) to totally repudiate sb because of a minor error
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一甲子
yī jiǎ zǐ
sixty years
一肚子
yī dù zi
bellyful (of sth); full of (sth)
一股子
yī gǔ zi
a whiff of; a taint of; a thread of
一辈子
yī bèi zi
(for) a lifetime
一锤子买卖
yī chuí zi mǎi mài
a one-off, short-sighted deal; a one-shot, all-out attempt
一阵子
yī zhèn zi
a while; a spell; a short time
上辈子
shàng bèi zi
one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation
上馆子
shàng guǎn zi
to eat out; to eat at a restaurant
下辈子
xià bèi zi
the next life
下馆子
xià guǎn zi
to eat out; to eat at a restaurant
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不成样子
bù chéng yàng zi
shapeless; deformed; ruined
不法分子
bù fǎ fèn zǐ
criminal; lawbreaker; outlaw
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom); one doesn't act before one is sure to succeed
世子
shì zǐ
crown prince; heir of a noble house
丙子
bǐng zǐ
thirteenth year C1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1996 or 2056
丙子战争
bǐng zǐ zhàn zhēng
second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)
丙子胡乱
bǐng zǐ hú luàn
second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)
东一榔头西一棒子
dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi
banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision
东坡肘子
dōng pō zhǒu zi
Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡
东洋鬼子
dōng yáng guǐ zi
(esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931–1945) Jap; Nip
丢份子
diū fèn zi
(coll.) to lose face; to be disgraced
丢面子
diū miàn zi
to lose face
两下子
liǎng xià zi
a couple of times; to repeat the same; the same old trick
两口子
liǎng kǒu zi
husband and wife
两性离子
liǎng xìng lí zǐ
(chemistry) zwitterion
两把刷子
liǎng bǎ shuā zi
ability; skill
两码子事
liǎng mǎ zi shì
see 兩碼事|两码事[liang3 ma3 shi4]
个子
gè zi
stature; height; size (of a person or object); (agriculture) bundle of cereal stalks tied together
丫头片子
yā tou piàn zi
(coll.) silly girl; little girl
丫子
yā zi
see 腳丫子|脚丫子[jiao3 ya1 zi5]
中国国家原子能机构
zhōng guó guó jiā yuán zǐ néng jī gòu
China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)
中子
zhōng zǐ
neutron
中子俘获
zhōng zǐ fú huò
neutron capture
中子射线摄影
zhōng zǐ shè xiàn shè yǐng
neutron radiography
中子弹
zhōng zǐ dàn
neutron bomb
中子数
zhōng zǐ shù
neutron number
中子星
zhōng zǐ xīng
neutron star
中子源
zhōng zǐ yuán
neutron source
中微子
zhōng wēi zǐ
(particle physics) neutrino
串门子
chuàn mén zi
see 串門|串门[chuan4 men2]
丸子
wán zi
pills; balls; meatballs
主子
zhǔ zi
Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine)
义子
yì zǐ
adopted son
乌鱼子
wū yú zǐ
mullet roe (salted and dried); bottarga
乐子
lè zi
fun; pleasure; laughing matter
乙种粒子
yǐ zhǒng lì zǐ
beta particle (electron, esp. high speed electron emitted by radioactive nucleus)
书呆子
shū dāi zi
bookworm; pedant; bookish fool
买面子
mǎi miàn zi
to allow sb to save face; to defer to
乱子
luàn zi
disturbance; trouble
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
rebels and traitors (idiom); general term for scoundrel
争面子
zhēng miàn zi
to do (sb) proud; to be a credit to (one's school etc); to make oneself look good; to build up one's image
二尕子
èr gǎ zi
scoundrel
二愣子
èr lèng zi
stupid person; dolt; rash (slang)
二杆子
èr gān zi
hot-tempered; rash; hot-tempered person
二毛子
èr máo zi
lit. secondary foreigner; (derogatory term for Chinese Christians and others associated with foreigners, used at the time of the Boxer Rebellion); (coll.) westernized Chinese person
二流子
èr liú zi
loafer; idler; bum
二道贩子
èr dào fàn zi
middleman; buyer and seller
二鬼子
èr guǐ zi
traitor; collaborator with the enemy
五倍子树
wǔ bèi zi shù
Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
五味子
wǔ wèi zǐ
schizandra (Schisandra chinensis); Magnolia vine
五子棋
wǔ zǐ qí
five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe); Japanese: gomoku; gobang
亚原子
yà yuán zǐ
subatomic
亚麻子
yà má zǐ
variant of 亞麻籽|亚麻籽[ya4 ma2 zi3]
产子
chǎn zǐ
to give birth
京片子
jīng piàn zi
Beijing dialect
亭子
tíng zi
pavilion
亲子
qīn zǐ
parent and child; parent-child (relationship); two successive generations
亲子丼
qīn zǐ dòng
oyakodon, a donburi topped with chicken and egg (orthographic borrowing from Japanese)
亲子游
qīn zǐ yóu
family vacation with an emphasis on activities for parents and children
亲子鉴定
qīn zǐ jiàn dìng
paternity or maternity test
亲生子女
qīn shēng zǐ nǚ
natural child
人子
rén zǐ
son of man
人贩子
rén fàn zi
human trafficker
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
people of good will (idiom); charitable person
介子
jiè zǐ
meson; mesotron (physics)
介子推
jiè zǐ tuī
see 介之推[Jie4 Zhi1 tui1]
从子
cóng zǐ
paternal uncle's son; nephew
仙子
xiān zǐ
fairy
以子之矛，攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
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; fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices; 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
to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
价电子
jià diàn zǐ
valency electron; outer shell of electrons
份子
fèn zi
one's share of expenses (e.g. when buying a gift collectively); cash gift
份子钱
fèn zi qián
gift money (on the occasion of a wedding etc)
仿射子空间
fǎng shè zǐ kōng jiān
(math.) affine subspace
伍子胥
wǔ zǐ xū
Wu Zixu (–484 BC), Chu-born strategist for Wu. After the King of Chu executed his family, he fled to Wu and masterminded Wu's invasion of Chu (506 BC), destroying its capital in a campaign that doubled as personal vengeance.
众香子
zhòng xiāng zi
allspice; Jamaican pepper (Pimenta dioica)
会哭的孩子有奶吃
huì kū de hái zi yǒu nǎi chī
lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom); fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
会哭的孩子有糖吃
huì kū de hái zi yǒu táng chī
lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom); fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
