关子 (關子)
guān zi
Pinyin

Definition

关子 (關子)
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guān zi
  1. climax (in a story)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

ér zi
  1. 1 son
nǚ zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
  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)
hái zi
  1. 1 child

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

Sample Sentences

什么料这么猛啊,别卖关子了,快说说。
shénme liào zhème měng a ,bié màiguānzi le ,kuài shuōshuo 。
What are you on about? Stop keeping me in suspense. Hurry up and tell me!
真的吗?那你就别卖关子了,到底有哪些规律啊?
zhēnde ma ?nà nǐ jiù bié màiguānzi le ,dàodǐ yǒu nǎxiē guīlǜ ā ?
Really? Well then don't just keep me in suspense. What rules are there?
小顺子,你还跟我卖关子。快说!
Xiǎoshùnzi ,nǐ hái gēn wǒ màiguānzi 。kuài shuō !
Xiao Shunzi, don't keep me in suspense. Hurry up and say it!