子产
Zǐ Chǎn
Pinyin

Definition

子产
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Zǐ Chǎn
  1. Zi Chan (?-522 BC), statesman and philosopher during the Spring and Autumn period

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

儿子
ér zi
  1. 1 son
女子
nu:3 zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
妻子
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
子
zǐ
  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)
孩子
hái zi
  1. 1 child
房子
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]
日子
rì zi
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 a (calendar) date
  3. 3 days of one's life
样子
yàng zi
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 pattern
  4. 4 model
狮子
Shī zǐ
  1. 1 Leo (star sign)
  2. 2 Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
狮子座
Shī zi zuò
  1. 1 Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
王子
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king
男子
nán zǐ
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
老子
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
肚子
dù zi
  1. 1 belly
  2. 2 abdomen
  3. 3 stomach
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
脑子
nǎo zi
  1. 1 brains
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
被子
bèi zi
  1. 1 quilt
  2. 2 CL:床[chuáng]
辈子
bèi zi
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 lifetime
双子
Shuāng zǐ
  1. 1 Gemini (star sign)
鞋子
xié zi
  1. 1 shoe
饺子
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

说实话，日本的电子产品还真不错！
shuō shíhuà ，rìběn de diànzǐ chǎnpǐn hái zhēn bùcuò ！
To tell you the truth, Japanese-made consumer electronics are pretty good!
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我不太懂电子产品，随便你买吧。
wǒ bùtài dǒng diànzǐ chǎnpǐn ，suíbiàn nǐ mǎi ba 。
I don't really understand electronic merchandise. It's up to you to buy it.
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要么送电子产品，男人都迷这个。
yàome sòng diànzǐ chǎnpǐn ，nánrén dōu mí zhè ge 。
Then why don't you give him something electronic? All men love those things.
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我查过了，五千块以上才开始征税。我就买些化妆品，衣服什么的，应该不会超过。而且据说只对电子产品查得严，其他的很容易蒙混过关。
wǒ chá guo le ，wǔ qiān kuài yǐshàng cái kāishǐ zhēngshuì 。wǒ jiù mǎi xiē huàzhuāngpǐn ，yīfu shénme de ，yīnggāi bùhuì chāoguò 。érqiě jùshuō zhǐ duì diànzǐ chǎnpǐn chá de yán ，qítā de hěn róngyì ménghùnguòguān 。
I looked into it. They only levy taxes when it's about 5,000 kuai. I'm just going to buy some cosmetics, clothes, etc. I don't think I'll go over. Also, I heard they're only strict about electronics. Other things are really easy to sneak in.
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iPad属于电子产品，你不是自己往枪杆子上撞吗？
iPad shǔyú diànzǐ chǎnpǐn ，nǐ bùshì zìjǐ wǎng qiānggǎnzi shàng zhuàng ma ？
iPads count as electronics. Wouldn't that be asking for it?
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你现在这么说。等有了卡，你肯定把卡刷爆，买你喜欢的电子产品。
nǐ xiànzài zhème shuō 。děng yǒu le kǎ ，nǐ kěndìng bǎ kǎ shuābào ，mǎi nǐ xǐhuan de diànzǐ chǎnpǐn 。
That's what you say now. Once you have the card, you'll definitely max it out, buying all those electronics that you like.
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