茄子
qié zi
Pinyin

Definition

茄子
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qié zi
  1. eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)
  2. aubergine
  3. brinjal
  4. Guinea squash
  5. phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed)
  6. equivalent of "say cheese"

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

哦，一语道破天机啊，我说怎么照片里大家看着都特别精神，一脸的春风得意，我却像霜打的茄子一样垂头丧气，原来是体态的问题。
ò ，yīyǔdàopò tiānjī ā ，wǒ shuō zěnme zhàopiàn lǐ dàjiā kàn zhe dōu tèbié jīngshén ，yī liǎn de chūnfēngdéyì ，wǒ què xiàng shuāngdǎ de qiézi yīyàng chuítóusàngqì ，yuánlái shì tǐtài de wèntí 。
Oh, you hit the nail on the head. How does everyone in the photos look so vivacious and so pleased with themselves, whereas I look all withered with my head down and no energy. So it turns out its a posture issue.
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没事儿没事儿，您可以把A 4纸...横过来，努力吸气！您看，这不是藏起来啦，来笑一个，“茄子”！
méishìr méishìr ，nín kěyǐ bǎ ēisì zhǐ . . . héng guòlái ，nǔlì xīqì ！nín kàn ，zhè bùshì cáng qǐlái la ，lái xiào yī gè ，“qiézi ”！
It doesn't matter, you can put the A4 page... on its side, and make an effort to suck it in! See, isn't it hidden now? Now smile and say "cheese"!
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哦，这个背景。再来一张，茄子！
ò ，zhège bèijǐng 。zài lái yī zhāng ，qiézi ！
Oh, this background. I'll take another picture. Eggplant!
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茄子是什么？
qiézi shì shénme ？
What is eggplant?
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茄子
qiézi
eggplant
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你好。我的帐篷在那边。你们待会儿过来吃烤香蕉吧，还有烤茄子。
nǐhǎo 。wǒ de zhàngpéng zài nàbiān 。nǐmen dāihuǐr guòlai chī kǎo xiāngjiāo ba ，háiyǒu kǎo qiézi 。
Hello. My tent is set up over there. You should come over in a little bit and have some roasted banana and eggplant.
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我这次因为特想吃烤茄子和香菇，所以蔬菜带多了。我看你们荤菜准备得倒是很充足啊!
wǒ zhè cì yīnwèi tè xiǎng chī kǎo qiézi hé xiānggū ，suǒyǐ shūcài dài duō le 。wǒ kàn nǐmen hūncài zhǔnbèi de dàoshì hěn chōngzú a !
I brought a lot of vegetables this time because I really wanted to have some barbecued mushroom and eggplant. I see you guys brought quite a bit of meat!
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茄子！
qiézi ！
Eggplant!
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茄子！
qiézi ！
Eggplant!
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我这不是为了把你们拍得漂亮点吗？好了，我数三，大家一起说“茄子”。一、二、三。
wǒ zhè bù shì wèile bǎ nǐmen pāi de piàoliang diǎn ma ？hǎo le ，wǒ shǔ sān ，dàjiā yīqǐ shuō “qiézi ”。yī 、èr 、sān 。
Yes but it's all to make you look more beautiful in the photo, right? All right, I'll count to three and everyone say ''eggplant." One, two, three.
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