侄子

侄子 zhízi

Brother's son; nephew^†

侄子 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體姪子 zhizi

What 侄子 means

Brother's son; nephew^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 侄子, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

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

侄

zhí

Nephew

子

zǐ

Son (child - person - midnight)

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How to write 侄子

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侄子 in a sentence

他侄子今年考上了大学。

Tā zhízi jīnnián kǎo shàng le dàxué.

His nephew got into university this year.

过节时侄子都会来看他。

Guòjié shí zhízi dōu huì lái kàn tā.

His nephew always comes to see him at festival time.

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Questions about 侄子

What does 侄子 mean in English?

侄子 is pronounced zhízi and means Brother's son; nephew †.

How do you pronounce 侄子?

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

What are the characters in 侄子?

侄子 is written with 2 characters: 侄 (zhí) Nephew, 子 (zǐ) Son (child - person - midnight). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 侄子 written in traditional Chinese?

姪子. The simplified form 侄子 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 姪子 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zhízi.

Is 侄子 an HSK word?

Yes — 侄子 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

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