粽子
zòng zi
Pinyin

Definition

粽子
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zòng zi
  1. glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and boiled

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

原来如此啊，这下我明白为什么叫端午了。说到端午节不得不提的另外一件事就是吃粽子。
yuánláirúcǐ ā ，zhèxià wǒ míngbai wèishénme jiào duānwǔ le 。shuōdào duānwǔjié bùdébù tí de lìngwài yī jiàn shì jiùshì chī zòngzi 。
Ah, so that's where it came from, so now I know why it is called Duanwu Festival in Chinese. When you mention Dragon Boat Festival you just have to bring up eating zongzi, glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo.
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没错，吃粽子是端午节的标配哈。相传这个习俗也是因为屈原。
méicuò ，chī zòngzi shì duānwǔjié de biāopèi hā 。xiāngchuán zhè ge xísú yě shì yīnwèi Qū Yuán 。
That's right, eating zongzi is a staple of Dragon Boat Festival. It is said that this custom was due to Qu Yuan too.
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这个我知道，当年屈原投汨罗江自尽，百姓为了不让江中鱼虾把屈原吃掉，就将食物用竹叶包裹投入江中，后来就演变成今天我们吃的粽子了。
zhè ge wǒ zhīdào ，dāngnián Qū Yuán tóu mìluó jiāng zìjìn ，bǎixìng wèile bùràng jiāng zhōng yú xiā bǎ Qū Yuán chī diào ，jiù jiāng shíwù yòng zhúyè bāoguǒ tóurù jiāng zhōng ，hòulái jiù yǎnbiàn chéng jīntiān wǒmen chīde zòngzi le 。
This I do know. At the time Qu Yuan committed suicide by throwing himself in the Miluo river. The local people wrapped food in bamboo leaves and threw it in the river to prevent the fish and shrimps from eating his body, and these evolved into the zongzi we eat today.
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传说是这样的，但我估计这个说法也没有经过考证。除了吃粽子之外，还有一些地方为了祛除病疫，还有喝雄黄酒，吃草药煮鸡蛋的习惯。
chuánshuō shì zhèyàng de ，dàn wǒ gūjì zhè ge shuōfa yěméiyǒu jīngguò kǎozhèng 。chúle chī zòngzi zhīwài ，hái yǒuyīxiē dìfang wèile qūchú bìngyì ，háiyǒu hē xiónghuángjiǔ ，chī cǎoyào zhǔ jīdàn de xíguàn 。
That's the legend, but I think this tale has not been proven. As well as eating zongzi, there are also some places where people drink realgar wine or eat eggs boiled in medicinal herbs to ward off epidemics.
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包粽子的时候是一串一串的，一串上面会有好几个粽子。
bāo zòngzi de shíhou shì yí chuàn yí chuàn de ，yí chuàn shàngmian huì yǒu hǎo jǐ ge zòngzi 。
When making sticky rice dumplings one has to string them together bunch by bunch. There will be many dumplings in each bunch.
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端午节的时候，有些人家里会包粽子，可是因为包粽子有点麻烦，而且一次要包很多，所以越来越少人自己包粽子了，现在大部分的人是买粽子来吃。
duānwǔjié de shíhou ，yǒuxiērén jiālǐ huì bāo zòngzi ，kěshì yīnwèi bāo zòngzi yǒudiǎnr máfan ，érqiě yícì yào bāo hěn duō ，suǒyǐ yuèláiyuèshǎo rén zìjǐ bāo zòngzi le ，xiànzài dàbùfēn de rén shì mǎi zòngzi lái chī 。
During Dragon Boat Festival, some families will make sticky rice dumplings. Yet because making sticky rice dumplings can be quite complicated, and you have to make many dumplings at once, there are less and less people making their own sticky rice dumplings. Most people just buy ready-made dumplings to eat.
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按照形状和口味，粽子可以分成北方粽和南方粽，南方粽大部分是咸的，也比较大。
ànzhào xíngzhuàng hé kǒuwèi ，zòngzi kěyǐ fēn chéng běifāngzòng hé nánfāngzòng ，nánfāngzòng dàbùfēn shì xián de ，yě bǐjiào dà 。
According to their shape or flavour, sticky rice dumplings can be divided into northern or southern dumplings. Southern dumplings are usually savoury and larger in size.
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粽子里面包的东西叫做“馅料”，有甜的、有咸的。
zòngzi lǐmian bāo de dōngxi jiàozuò “xiànliào ”，yǒu tiánde 、yǒu xián de 。
The stuff that is wrapped inside the dumplings is referred to as "xian4 liao4". This can be sweet or savoury.
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后来因为纪念屈原，才有了吃粽子、划龙舟这些习俗。
hòulái yīnwèi jìniàn Qū Yuán ，cái yǒu le chī zòngzi 、huá Lóngzhōu zhèxiē xísú 。
It was only till later on, to commemorate Qu Yuan, that we started to have the custom of eating sticky rice dumplings and row dragon boats.
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划龙舟太累了，我们吃粽子吧。
huá Lóngzhōu tài lèi le ，wǒmen chī zòngzi ba 。
Rowing a dragon boat is exhausting. Let's eat zòngzi.
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