辫子

辫子 biànzi

Braid (pigtail)

辫子 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體辮子 bianzi

What 辫子 means

Braid (pigtail)

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Character by character

辫子 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

辫

biàn

Braid (pigtail)

子

zǐ

Son (child - person - midnight)

Words that share a character with 辫子

How to write 辫子

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辫子 in a sentence

小女孩扎着两条辫子。

Xiǎo nǚhái zhāzhe liǎng tiáo biànzi.

The little girl wore her hair in two plaits.

她把辫子剪短了，看起来精神多了。

Tā bǎ biànzi jiǎn duǎn le, kàn qǐlái jīngshen duō le.

She cut her braid short and looks much brighter for it.

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Questions about 辫子

What does 辫子 mean in English?

辫子 is pronounced biànzi and means Braid (pigtail).

How do you pronounce 辫子?

辫子 is biànzi in pinyin — written bianzi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 辫子?

辫子 is written with 2 characters: 辫 (biàn) Braid (pigtail), 子 (zǐ) Son (child - person - midnight). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 辫子 written in traditional Chinese?

辮子. The simplified form 辫子 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 辮子 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced biànzi.

Is 辫子 an HSK word?

Yes — 辫子 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

辨认 biànrèn 辩护 biànhù 辩解 biànjiě 辩证 biànzhèng 标本 biāoběn 标记 biāojì 标题 biāotí 表决 biǎojué

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