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1 son
2 child
3 seed
4 egg
5 small thing
6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)

孩子

hái zi

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 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
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 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 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
2 one doesn't act without some incentive

乱臣贼子

luàn chén zéi zǐ

1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
2 general term for scoundrel

仁人君子

rén rén jūn zǐ

1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person

Sample Sentences

先生，您的盘子满了。我帮您换一下盘子。

xiānsheng ，nínde pánzi mǎn le 。wǒ bāng nín huàn yīxià pánzi 。

Sir, your plate is full. Let me change your plate for you.

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谁说不是呢？之前洗衣服能把衣服都给洗缩水了；买菜能把盐买成糖；洗一次碗都能摔烂几个盘子，每次都有惊喜，还总能找到各种歪理。

shéi shuō bùshì ne ？zhīqián xǐyīfu néng bǎ yīfu dōu gěi xǐ suōshuǐ le ；mǎi cài néng bǎ yán mǎi chéng táng ；xǐ yīcì wǎn dōu néng shuāi làn jǐ ge pánzi ，měicì dōu yǒu jīngxǐ ，hái zǒng néng zhǎodào gèzhǒng wuāilǐ 。

You're right there. Before he shrank the clothes when he was washing them; he bought sugar instead of salt when he went grocery shopping; he breaks several plates every time he washes up the dishes, there's a surprise every time, and he's always able to put up some preposterous argument.

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花同样的价钱，我宁愿吃桌餐。上次去吃自助餐，冷冷清清的，每人发个盘子，排着队去拿东西，搞得像要饭的一样。

huā tóngyàng de jiàqian ，wǒ nìngyuàn chī zhuōcān 。shàngcì qù chī zìzhùcān ，lěnglěngqīngqīng de ，měirén fā ge pánzi ，pái zhe duì qù ná dōngxi ，gǎo de xiàng yàofàn de yīyàng 。

On the same budget I rather have a table meal. The last time I went lonely. Queuing up with a plate to take the food felt like begging.

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请把盘子拿进去。

qǐng bǎ pánzi ná jìnqù 。

Please bring your plate in there.

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服务员，给我一个盘子。

fúwùyuán ，gěi wǒ yī ge pánzi 。

Waiter, give me a plate.

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先煮好面条，然后用纯净水泡一下，捞出来放在盘子里。把蔬菜切好放上去。

xiān zhǔ hǎo miàntiáo ，ránhòu yòng chúnjìngshuǐ pào yīxià ，lāo chūlái fàng zài pánzi lǐ 。bǎ shūcài qiē hǎo fàng shàngqù 。

First boil the noodles, then rinse them in purified water. After that, pull them out and put them on a plate. Then, finish cutting the veggies and put them on top.

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