呆子
dāi zi
Pinyin

Definition

呆子
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dāi zi
  1. fool
  2. sucker

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

ér zi
  1. 1 son
dāi
  1. 1 foolish
  2. 2 stupid
  3. 3 expressionless
  4. 4 blank
  5. 5 to stay
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)

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

想不到高科技也不是那么阳春白雪的东西,看来你也不只是个书呆子。
xiǎngbùdào gāokējì yě bù shì nàme yángchūnbáixuě de dōngxi ,kànlai nǐ yě bùzhǐshì gè shūdāizi 。
I had no idea that high technology wasn't some elite thing. You're not just a geek after all.
呵呵,认识一个书呆子还是挺有用的!
hēhē ,rènshi yī ge shūdāizi háishi tǐng yǒuyòng de !
Heh heh, it can be quite useful, knowing a nerd!
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但是我们班的男生太丑了,都是书呆子。
dànshì wǒmen bān de nánshēng tài chǒu le ,dōu shì shūdāizi 。
But the boys in our class are too ugly, and are all bookworms.
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