Meaning of zǐ:
子
son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
Tā yǒu yīgè cōngmíng de érzi.
他有一个聪明的儿子。
He has a smart son.
Tā de qīzi gāng shēngle yī gè háizi.
他的妻子刚生了一个孩子。
His wife just gave birth to a child.
Wǒ zài huāyuán lǐ zhòngxià le yìxiē huāzi.
我在花园里种下了一些花子。
I planted some flower seeds in the garden.
Wǒ zǎoshang chīle yīgè jī zǐ.
我早上吃了一个鸡子。
I ate an egg in the morning.
Zhuō zi shàng de píngguǒ diào le.
桌子上的苹果掉了。
The apple on the table fell.
Wǎnshàng shíyī diǎn dào língchén yī diǎn shì shǔyú zǐ shí.
晚上11点到凌晨1点是属于子时。
The period from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. is referred to as 'zi' time.
Zài fēngjiàn shídài, zǐ jué shì wǔ děng juéwèi zhī yī.
在封建时代，子爵是五等爵位之一。
In feudal times, the viscount was one of the five orders of nobility.
Zhǐnánzhēn de zhǐzhēn zhǐxiàng zhèng zǐ.
指南针的指针指向正子。
The compass needle points directly north.
subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
Zhè jiā gōngsī de zǐ gōngsī zài hǎiwài kāizhǎn yèwù.
这家公司的子公司在海外开展业务。
The subsidiary company of this firm operates overseas.
(noun suffix)
Píngguǒ hěn tián, nǐ yào chángchang zhège píngguǒ zi ma?
苹果很甜，你要尝尝这个苹果子吗？
The apple is very sweet, do you want to try this apple?
