左撇子
zuǒ piě zi
Pinyin

Definition

左撇子
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zuǒ piě zi
  1. left-handed

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

儿子
ér zi
  1. 1 son
女子
nǚ 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

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.
不为左右袒
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
  1. 1 to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
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

Sample Sentences

所以凶手很有可能是左撇子，死因呢？
suǒyǐ xiōngshǒu hěn yǒu kěnéng shì zuǒpiězǐ ，sǐyīn ne ？
So the killer is very likely left handed. What was the cause of death?
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我怕他被同学欺负。以前，我有一个左撇子的同学，我们都笑他是怪人。
wǒ pà tā bèi tóngxué qīfu 。yǐqián ，wǒ yǒu yī ge zuǒpiězi de tóngxué ，wǒmen dōu xiào tā shì guàirén 。
I’m worried about him getting picked on by his classmates. In the past, I had a left-handed classmate. We all laughed at him for being a weirdo.
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可是浩浩天生是左撇子，他用右手怎么会方便？
kěshì Hàohao tiānshēng shì zuǒpiězi ，tā yòng yòushǒu zénme huì fāngbiàn ？
But Haohao was born a lefty. How could using his right hand be convenient?
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为什么？左撇子怎么了？
wèishénme ？zuǒpiězi zěnmele ？
Why? What’s wrong with left-handed people?
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啊哟，你怎么这么没个性？外国人很多都是左撇子，没有人逼他们改。这是尊重。
āyō ，nǐ zěnme zhème méi gèxìng ？wàiguórén hěn duō dōu shì zuǒpiězi ，méiyǒu rén bī tāmen gǎi 。zhè shì zūnzhòng 。
Geez, where’s your sense of individuality? A lot of foreigners are left-handed. No one forces them to change. It’s about respect.
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我跟你说左撇子的人，数学好，聪明！
wǒ gēn nǐ shuō zuǒpiězi de rén ，shùxué hǎo ，cōngming ！
I’m telling you, left-handed people are good with math. They’re smart!
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